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Aesculus glabra Willdenow var. glabra. Common name: Ohio Buckeye, Chalky Buckeye, Stinking Buckeye. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Mesic upland and riparian forests, bluffs, ravines, stream banks; usually over calcareous substrates. Distribution: Largely midwestern, but ranges east to sw. PA, e. TN, and c. GA (Douglas and Gwinnett counties); it is also sometimes introduced eastward of its native distribution. It occurs in TN counties adjacent to VA. Reported as likely planted and weakly naturalizing in Shenandoah County, VA (Domangue & McMullen 2013).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, FNA13, G, K4, Mo3, NY, Du, Harris, & Xiang (2020), Hardin (1957a), Hardin (1957b); = Aesculus glabra Willd. — S13, Tx; = n/a — RAB; < Aesculus glabra Willd. — Mi, NE, Pa, S, Tn, WV; > Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra — F, Il; > Aesculus glabra Willd. var. leucodermis Sarg. — F, Il; > Aesculus glabra Willd. var. sargentii Rehder — F. Basionym: Aesculus glabra Willd. 1809

Links to other floras: = Aesculus glabra var. glabra - FNA13

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
  • Great Plains: FAC (name change)
  • Midwest: FAC (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Aesculus glabra (dwarf), fruit, Lost Mountain, Cobb County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Aesculus glabra (undescribed variety), Cedar Mountain, Douglas County, Georgia 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© J.W. Hardin | Original Image ⭷

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