Aesculus flava, also known commonly as the common buckeye, the sweet buckeye, and the yellow buckeye, is a species of deciduous tree in the Hippocastanaceae family. The species is native to the Ohio Valley and Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern United States. It grows in mesophytic forests or floodplains, generally in acidic to circumneutral soil, reaching a height of 20 to 48 m (66 to 157 ft).
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Is it poisonous?
Toxic. The note covers its whole genus. Horse chestnut; aesculin in seeds and leaves Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Aesculus glabra — toxic
- Aesculus turbinata — toxic
- Aesculus sylvatica — toxic
- Aesculus indica — toxic
- Aesculus parviflora — toxic
- Aesculus pavia — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Aesculus
- Species
- Aesculus flava
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