Ohio Buckeye

Scientific Name:   Aesculus glabra


Spiny husks, encasing 1-3 shiny, poisonous seeds. Yellow-green flowers. Understory tree, more tolerant of alkaline soils than Yellow Buckeye. MADBUCK (Maple, Ash, Dogwood, and Buckeye) mnemonic useful for remembering Ohio's four native trees with opposite leaves/branching.

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Ohio Buckeye


Genus species: Aesculus glabra
Common Name: Ohio Buckeye
Family Name: Sapindaceae  
    Alternate Family Name (Synonym): Hippocastanaceae  
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Tree
Flower Color:Yellow
Identified by:A. Swanson
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