Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Sapindales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Aesculus parviflora
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aesculus parviflora
FAMILY
Hippocastanaceae
COMMON NAME:
Bottlebrush Buckeye
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JK Marlow jkm0305w_14
May Buncombe County NC
NC Arboretum
Opposite, palmately compound leaves with 5-7 pinnately veined leaflets, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm0506j_31
June Anderson County SC
In cultivation
Recognized by columnar, white flower clusters, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0506j_33
June Anderson County SC
In cultivation
Stamens exserted, 3-4x the length of the petals, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
COMPARE
flowers of Buckeye species
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JK Marlow jkm070629_009
June Spartanburg County SC
Hatcher Garden
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_aesculus_parviflora
June
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_aesculus_parviflora_2
August
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_parviflora_1
August Fulton County GA
Chattahoochee Nature Center
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_parviflora_fruit_20
August Fulton County GA
Chattahoochee Nature Center
Fruit a globose capsule borne on long drooping stalks, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_parviflora_lvs_20
August Fulton County GA
Chattahoochee Nature Center