Painted buckeye | |
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Aesculus sylvatica inflorescence | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Hippocastanaceae |
Genus: | Aesculus |
Species: | A. sylvatica |
Binomial name | |
Aesculus sylvatica L. |
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Natural range of Aesculus sylvatica |
Aesculus sylvatica (painted buckeye) is a species of shrub. The species has five leaflets that are 4.5 to 6 inches long and 1.5 to 2.5 inches 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.