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. The species is commonly found in forests and along stream banks. The shrub is poisonous, as are its seeds.
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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 flava — toxic
- Aesculus pavia — toxic
- Aesculus parviflora — toxic
- Aesculus turbinata — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Aesculus
- Species
- Aesculus sylvatica
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