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| | |familia=Hippocastanaceae | ||
| | |genus=Aesculus | ||
| | |species=flava | ||
| | |taxo_author=Sol. | ||
| | |common_name=Yellow Buckeye, Sweet buckeye | ||
| | |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| poisonous = seeds slightly toxic | |habit=tree | ||
| lifespan = perennial | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
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| | |Max ht metric=ft | ||
| features = | |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| | |Max wd box=35 | ||
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|poisonous=seeds slightly toxic | |||
|lifespan=perennial | |||
| | |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
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| | |features=flowers | ||
| | |flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer | ||
| | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| | |flowers=orange, yellow | ||
| | |Temp Metric=°F | ||
|min_zone=4 | |||
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|max_zone=9 | |||
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|image=Aesculus flava.jpg | |||
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|image_caption=Fruit and leaves of ''Aesculus Octandra'' | |||
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{{ | '''Yellow Buckeye''' (''Aesculus Octandra'', [[synonymy|syn.]] ''A. octandra'') is a species of [[Aesculus|buckeye]] native to the [[Ohio Valley]] and [[Appalachian Mountains]] of the [[Eastern United States]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/atlas/little/aescocta.pdf | title = Aesculus Octandra Range Map | accessdate = 2008-03-06 | publisher = [[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref> It is a medium-sized [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 20–47 m tall. It grows in mesophytic forest or floodplains, generally in acid to circumneutral soil. | ||
The [[leaf|leaves]] are palmately compound with five (rarely seven) leaflets, 10–25 cm long and broad. The [[flower]]s are produced in [[panicle]]s in spring, yellow to yellow-green, each flower 2–3 cm long with the stamens shorter than the petals (unlike the related [[Ohio Buckeye]], where the stamens are longer than the petals). The twigs have a faintly rank odor, but much less so than the Ohio buckeye, ''[[Aesculus glabra]]''. The [[fruit]] is a smooth (spineless), round or oblong capsule 5–7 cm diameter, containing 1-3 [[nut (fruit)|nut]]-like [[seed]]s, 2.5-3.5 cm diameter, brown with a whitish basal scar. The fruit of the Yellow Buckeye is poisonous to humans but can be made edible through a leaching process. | |||
Yellow Buckeye is an attractive [[ornamental plant|ornamental tree]] suitable for [[park]]s and large [[garden]]s. | |||
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Aesculus flava, Marsh. (A. octandra, Ait. A. lutea, Wang. Pavia lutea, Poir.). SWEET BUCKEYE. Large tree, 4O- 90 ft.: lfts. 5, oblong-obovate or elliptical, cuneate, equally serrate, smooth or pubescent beneath : panicles 4-6 in. long; petals yellow, very unequal, their claws longer than the calyx; stamens 7, shorter than the petals: fr. smooth. May, June. Pa. to Ga. and Iowa. | |||
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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Aesculus|genus page]].'' | :''More information about this species can be found on the [[Aesculus|genus page]].'' | ||
==Cultivation== | ==Cultivation== | ||
===Propagation=== | ===Propagation=== | ||
===Pests and diseases=== | ===Pests and diseases=== | ||
==Varieties== | ==Varieties== | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Image:Aesculus_flava-leaf.jpg|Leaf | |||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | ||
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | ||
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Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus Octandra, syn. A. octandra) is a species of buckeye native to the Ohio Valley and Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern United States.[1] It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20–47 m tall. It grows in mesophytic forest or floodplains, generally in acid to circumneutral soil.
The leaves are palmately compound with five (rarely seven) leaflets, 10–25 cm long and broad. The flowers are produced in panicles in spring, yellow to yellow-green, each flower 2–3 cm long with the stamens shorter than the petals (unlike the related Ohio Buckeye, where the stamens are longer than the petals). The twigs have a faintly rank odor, but much less so than the Ohio buckeye, Aesculus glabra. The fruit is a smooth (spineless), round or oblong capsule 5–7 cm diameter, containing 1-3 nut-like seeds, 2.5-3.5 cm diameter, brown with a whitish basal scar. The fruit of the Yellow Buckeye is poisonous to humans but can be made edible through a leaching process.
Yellow Buckeye is an attractive ornamental tree suitable for parks and large gardens.
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Aesculus flava, Marsh. (A. octandra, Ait. A. lutea, Wang. Pavia lutea, Poir.). SWEET BUCKEYE. Large tree, 4O- 90 ft.: lfts. 5, oblong-obovate or elliptical, cuneate, equally serrate, smooth or pubescent beneath : panicles 4-6 in. long; petals yellow, very unequal, their claws longer than the calyx; stamens 7, shorter than the petals: fr. smooth. May, June. Pa. to Ga. and Iowa.
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- More information about this species can be found on the genus page.
Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
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References
- ↑ "Aesculus Octandra Range Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
External links
- w:Yellow Buckeye. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Yellow Buckeye QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)