Red Buckeye

Scientific Name:   Aesculus pavia


Red flowers. Smooth husks, encasing 1-3 shiny, poisonous seeds. MADBUCK (Maple, Ash, Dogwood, and Buckeye) mnemonic useful for remembering Ohio's four native trees with opposite leaves/branching.

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Red Buckeye


Genus species: Aesculus pavia
Common Name: Red 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:Pink/Red
Identified by:J.D. Mancini
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