Horse Chestnut

Scientific Name:   Aesculus hippocastanum


Native to Asia and southeastern Europe.

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Horse Chestnut


Genus species: Aesculus hippocastanum
Common Name: Horse Chestnut
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
Nonnative
Category:Tree
Flower Color:White
Identified by:M. Becus
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