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Aesculus pavia L.
red buckeye

       
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Aesculus pavia L.

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Distribution:
Aesculus pavia L.

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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Aesculus pavia L.

View 1 genera in Hippocastanaceae, 16 species in Aesculus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Aesculus pavia L. var. flavescens (Sarg.) Correll. .
Aesculus pavia var. flavescens
red buckeye
Distribution of Aesculus pavia L. var. pavia. .
Aesculus pavia var. pavia
red buckeye
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Aesculus pavia L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Sapindales
Family Hippocastanaceae – Horse-chestnut family
Genus Aesculus L. – buckeye
Species Aesculus pavia L. – red buckeye
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Aesculus pavia L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
red buckeye              Threatened
 

Introduced Information:
Aesculus pavia L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Aesculus pavia L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC-,FAC+ FAC FAC FAC+ NO NO FAC- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Aesculus pavia L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller     Minor       Minor  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Aesculus pavia L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28723.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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