Aesculus sylvatica

Classification	Dicots
Family	Sapindaceae
Family (Traditional)
Genus	Aesculus
Species:	Aesculus sylvatica Bartram
Common Name	Painted Buckeye
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 5; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Type: Nut; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	7
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Madison (KY), Anderson (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Claiborne (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Hamilton (TN), Knox (TN), Loudon (TN), McMinn (TN), Marion (TN), Monroe (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Sequatchie (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1976 - 1992

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31973000019603	Madison	Kentucky			KNK Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161537	Bradley	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0144521	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161555	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161543	Grainger	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161548	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161558	Sequatchie	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161540	Grainger	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0144517	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161554	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161556	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161547	McMinn	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161550	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0144518	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161535	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161557	Sequatchie	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161542	Grainger	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161549	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161536	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161544	Grainger	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161559	Sequatchie	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0144516	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0144522	Grainger	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161551	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0144524	Grainger	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161541	Grainger	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0144520	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161539	Grainger	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161546	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161552	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161545	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0144523	Grainger	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161553	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0161538	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
TENN-V-0144519	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Aesculus sylvatica
UCHT019254		Tennessee			UCHT Aesculus sylvatica
UCHT019252	Rhea	Tennessee			UCHT Aesculus sylvatica
UCHT019250	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Aesculus sylvatica
UCHT019243	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Aesculus sylvatica
UCHT019244	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Aesculus sylvatica
UCHT019242	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Aesculus sylvatica
UCHT019253	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Aesculus sylvatica
UCHT019247	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Aesculus sylvatica
UCHT019249	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Aesculus sylvatica
UCHT019251	Bledsoe	Tennessee			UCHT Aesculus sylvatica
APSC0017296	Polk	Tennessee		Joey Shaw, Dwayne Estes, Sunny Hart, Emily Blyveis, Aaron Floden, and Rob Shepard	APSC Aesculus sylvatica
APSC0103179	Knox	Tennessee			APSC Aesculus sylvatica
HTTU016003	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Aesculus sylvatica
HTTU016004	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Aesculus sylvatica
HTTU009442	Rhea	Tennessee			HTTU Aesculus sylvatica
MTSU014289	Bradley	Tennessee	11 Apr 1992	Malinda Parker	MTSU Aesculus sylvatica
UCHT036997	Sequatchie	Tennessee			UCHT Aesculus sylvatica
UOS05915	Franklin	Tennessee	22 Apr 1976	Melissa Leichty	UOS Aesculus sylvatica
BRIT155931		Tennessee			VDB Aesculus sylvatica
BRIT155934		Tennessee			VDB Aesculus sylvatica
BRIT155933		Tennessee			VDB Aesculus sylvatica
BRIT155925		Tennessee			VDB Aesculus sylvatica
BRIT155935		Tennessee			VDB Aesculus sylvatica
BRIT155929		Tennessee			VDB Aesculus sylvatica
BRIT155928		Tennessee			VDB Aesculus sylvatica
BRIT155926		Tennessee			VDB Aesculus sylvatica
BRIT155927		Tennessee			VDB Aesculus sylvatica
BRIT155932		Tennessee			VDB Aesculus sylvatica
BRIT155924		Tennessee			VDB Aesculus sylvatica
BRIT155930		Tennessee			VDB Aesculus sylvatica
HTTU035963	Overton	Tennessee			HTTU Aesculus sylvatica
31234100483955	Knox	Tennessee	09 Apr 1977	Hal R. DeSelm	EKY Aesculus sylvatica

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