Aesculus glabra
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Aesculus glabra, commonly known as Ohio buckeye,[2] Texas buckeye,[3] fetid buckeye,[3] and horse chestnut[3] is a species of tree in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) native to North America.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Genus: | Aesculus |
Species: | A. glabra |
Binomial name | |
Aesculus glabra | |
Generalized natural range |
Its natural range is primarily in the Midwestern and lower Great Plains regions of the United States, extending southeast into the geological Black Belt of Alabama and Mississippi.[4] It is also found locally in the extreme southwest of Ontario, on Walpole Island in Lake St. Clair.[5]
It is found in a variety of natural habitats, including streambanks, upland mesic forests, and along the margins of old fields.[6] It is typically found in calcareous areas.[7]