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buckeyes and horse-chestnuts

Aesculus

Buckeyes and horse-chestnuts are trees that grow big and strong. They have beautiful leaves and produce shiny nuts that look like little brown balls. These trees are fun to see in parks and forests!

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The buckeyes and horse-chestnuts has large, palmate leaves usually with 5-7 leaflets, and showy upright clusters of white, yellow, or pinkish flowers. Their shiny, leathery seeds (nuts) are encased in spiky or smooth husks, distinguishing them from other trees.

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buckeyes and horse-chestnuts

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Horse-chestnut flowers start white, then get yellow or red spots!

Ohio is called the "Buckeye State" because of these amazing trees!

People once ground buckeye nuts to create a mild, natural soap!

Some buckeye nuts have a "scar" that looks exactly like an animal's eye!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Poisonous Shield

Buckeyes and horse-chestnuts produce toxic chemicals in all parts that protect them from hungry animals.

Fähigkeit

Pollinator Beacon

Their tall, showy flower clusters act like bright signals, attracting bees and other insects to help with pollination.

Fähigkeit

Sun Power

Buckeyes and horse-chestnuts have large, hand-shaped leaves that efficiently capture sunlight to make food.

Maße und Details

Höhe
1500-3900 cm
Ausbreitung
1000-2000 cm
Blütengröße
1-3 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to early summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Hoch
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen

eats

horse-chestnut leaf miner

Cameraria ohridella

larvae feed on the leaves

depends on

Eastern gray squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

buries and forgets seeds

parasitizes

horse-chestnut leaf blotch fungus

Guignardia aesculi

causes leaf blotch disease

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Do not eat the nuts from these trees, as they can make you sick.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von buckeyes and horse-chestnuts?

1500-3900 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von buckeyes and horse-chestnuts?

1000-2000 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von buckeyes and horse-chestnuts?

1-3 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von buckeyes and horse-chestnuts?

Spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von buckeyes and horse-chestnuts?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von buckeyes and horse-chestnuts?

Hoch

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von buckeyes and horse-chestnuts?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von buckeyes and horse-chestnuts?

Insekten

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