Taxon

Aesculus glabra

 
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Aesculus glabra - Ohio buckeye, stinking buckeye
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Common name: Ohio buckeye, stinking buckeye
Family: Hippocastanaceae (horse-chestnut family)
Synonym: Aesculus glabra var. monticola
Distribution: c. and e. United States
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A small tree to 30' tall. Common name derived from nuts which resemble the eye of a deer. Distinguished by smooth, white bark on older trees. Medium to dark green, lustrous foliage. Flowers open in mid-May as upright, greenish yellow clusters. Often defoliating in late summer but sometimes autumn foliage is yellow but occasionally brilliant orange-red. Appropriate for naturalized plantings.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: AES: BN29 (BN29) • Accession: D2013-0673.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: AES: BN29 (BN29) • Accession: D2013-0673.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: DWD: AB08 (AB08) • Accession: D9999-0446.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: DWD: AB08 (AB08) • Accession: D9999-0446.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: DWD: AB08 (AB08) • Accession: D9999-0446.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: DWD: AB08 (AB08) • Accession: D9999-0446.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: DWD: AB08 (AB08) • Accession: D9999-0446.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 8: LKV: CB19 (CB19) • Accession: D1939-0003.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 9: PCA: BT18 (BT18) • Accession: D2003-0341.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 10: PER: CD21 (CD21) • Accession: D9999-0451.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 11: VVW: AU16 (AU16) • Accession: D2019-0221.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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