Aesculus sylvatica
Painted buckeye | |
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Aesculus sylvatica inflorescence | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Genus: | Aesculus |
Species: | A. sylvatica
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Binomial name | |
Aesculus sylvatica | |
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Natural range of Aesculus sylvatica |
Aesculus sylvatica, the painted buckeye, is a species of shrub. The species has five leaflets that are 4.5 to 6 inches (11 to 15 cm) long and 1.5 to 2.5 inches (3.8 to 6.4 cm) wide. The flowers are yellow and occasionally have red also. The species have dry fruit and brown, scaly bark.[2] The species is commonly found in forests and along stream banks. The shrub is poisonous,[3] as are its seeds.[4]
References[]
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- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2020). "Aesculus sylvatica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T152909108A152909110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T152909108A152909110.en. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Authors, Multiple (1986). A Guide To Filed Identification: Trees Of North America. United States: Western Publishing. pp. 218. ISBN 0-307-13658-2.
- ^ "Poisonous Plants: Aesculus sylvatica". Poisonous Plants of North Carolina. Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ^ Little, Elbert L. (1980). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf. p. 588. ISBN 0-394-50760-6.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Shrubs
- Aesculus
- Flora of Alabama
- Trees of the United States
- Sapindales stubs