WorldFloraDB - Aesculus sylvatica

Characteristics

Tree to 15 m, or blooming as a shrub; lfls 5, narrowly obovate, usually pubescent beneath until anthesis; fls much as in no. 3 [Aesculus flava Aiton], the cal and pedicels finely pubescent, not glandular. S. Va. to Ga., e. Ala., and e. Tenn., especially on the piedmont. Apr. (A. neglecta) Hybridizes with nos. 3 [Aesculus flava Aiton] and 5 [Aesculus pavia L.].

Life form

perennial

Growth form

tree

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

-

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

15.0 - 19.8

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.9

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-29
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Flower

Distribution

Conservation status

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60453287-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000522365
COL ID	65BMF
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aesculus sylvatica Aesculus georgiana Aesculus microcarpa Aesculus georgiana var. lanceolata Aesculus georgiana var. pubescens Aesculus neglecta var. georgiana Aesculus neglecta var. lanceolata Aesculus neglecta var. pubescens Aesculus neglecta var. tomentosa

WorldFloraDB 2024

Aesculus sylvatica W.Bartram

Painted buckeye (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Aesculus