Aesculus sylvatica
Species of plant
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Aesculus sylvatica, the painted buckeye, is a species of shrub. The species has five leaflets that are 4.5 to 6 inches (11 to 15 cm) long and 1.5 to 2.5 inches (3.8 to 6.4 cm) wide. The flowers are yellow and occasionally have red also. The species have dry fruit and brown, scaly bark.[2] The species is commonly found in forests and along stream banks. The shrub is poisonous,[3] as are its seeds.[4]
| Painted buckeye | |
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| Aesculus sylvatica inflorescence | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Aesculus |
| Species: | A. sylvatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Aesculus sylvatica | |
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| Natural range of Aesculus sylvatica | |
