American Buckeye vs Yellow Prickle

Aesculus glabra compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Yellow Prickle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Aesculus glabra	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and Yellow Prickle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Yellow Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.