Aesculus flava Aiton

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Virginia

• County/Municipio

  Grayson Co.

• Locality

  Grayson Highlands State Park, near summit visitor center

• Elevation

  Alt. 1383 m. (4537 ft.)

• Coordinates

  36.6272, -81.5139

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Flora of North America
Hippocastanaceae
Aesculus flava Aiton
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. Virginia. Grayson Co. Grayson
Highlands State Park, near summit visitor center. 36.62718°,
-81.51393°. ca 1383 m. (Coordinates and elevation from
hand-held gps and digital world map; accurate to within a
range of ca 15 m).
Tree 20+ m tall, the trunk 46 cm diam; bark grey, scaly
below, ± smooth above with prominent lenticels; flowers
yellow with orange spot at base of the upper lobes.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6335
30 May 2008
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