Aesculus sylvatica W.Bartram

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Sapindaceae

• Scientific Name

  Aesculus sylvatica W.Bartram

• Description

  Species Description - 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.].

• Common Names

  painted buckeye, Georgia-buckeye