Aesculus pavia L.

• 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 pavia L.

• Description

  Species Description - Shrub or small tree; lfls 5, rarely more, thin, oblanceolate to obovate, glabrous to tomentulose beneath; cal tubular, red or yellow, 10–18 mm, shallowly lobed, finely puberulent; pet red or rarely yellow, glandular-ciliate, the lateral 2–3 cm, with oblong-obovate blade and long claw, the upper 2.5–4 cm, with minute, oblong-obovate to suborbicular blade; stamens 6–8, sometimes slightly longer than the upper pet; fr smooth, 3–6 cm thick; 2n=40. Rich damp woods; coastal plain from N.C. to Fla. and Tex, and inland to s. Mo., s. Ill., and Ky. Apr. (A. discolor, the phase with more tomentose lvs, commoner westward)

• Common Names

  red buckeye