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Sapindaceae
Aesculus

not marked as a favorite taxon Aesculus Linnaeus. Common name: Buckeye.

Key to Aesculus

A genus of about 13 species, trees and shrubs, of temperate e. North America, w. North America, e. Asia, and se. Europe. Sectional classification shown in the key follows Du, Harris, & Xiang (2020).

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Key advice:The following hybrids are known from our area and can be locally common: Aesculus ×neglecta Lindley [A. flava × sylvatica], Aesculus ×mutabilis (Spach) Scheele [A. pavia × sylvatica], and Aesculus ×bushii Schneider [A. glabra × pavia]. They can be recognized by their intermediate morphology.

References: Du, Harris, & Xiang (2020); Hardin (1957a); Hardin (1957b); Hardin (2024) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2024); Harris, Xiang, & Thomas (2009); Wyatt & Lodwick (1981). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Aesculus© Keith Bradley | Aesculus flava | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Aesculus© Alan Cressler: Aesculus glabra (dwarf), fruit, Lost Mountain, Cobb County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Aesculus glabra var. glabra source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Aesculus© Richard & Teresa Ware | Aesculus pavia var. pavia CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Aesculus© Tara Rose Littlefield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tara Rose Littlefield | Aesculus flava source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Aesculus© Alan Cressler: Aesculus parviflora, Hannahatchee Wildlife Management Area, Stewart County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler | Aesculus parviflora source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Aesculus© Sonnia Hill | Aesculus pavia var. pavia | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Aesculus© Richard & Teresa Ware | Aesculus hippocastanum CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Aesculus© Richard & Teresa Ware | Aesculus hippocastanum CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Aesculus© Grant Morrow Parkins | Aesculus flava | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Aesculus© Grant Morrow Parkins | Aesculus parviflora | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Aesculus© Richard & Teresa Ware | Aesculus parviflora CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Aesculus© Adam Black | Aesculus pavia var. flavescens CC-BY | Original Image ⭷

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