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!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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.

ReinoPlantaeFiloTracheophytaClaseMagnoliopsidaOrdenSapindalesFamiliaSapindaceaeGéneroAesculus

buckeyes and horse-chestnuts

Categoría

Plantas

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 1500-3900 cm
Extensión: 1000-2000 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 1-3 cm
Temporada de floración: Spring to early summer
Comestible: No
Toxicidad: Alta
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

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

Rasgos

Caducifolio

Las plantas caducifolias pierden periódicamente todas sus hojas, por lo general durante el otoño o las estaciones secas.

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Productor de nueces

Las plantas que producen nueces dan frutos de cáscara dura, comúnmente conocidos como frutos secos o nueces, que contienen una sola semilla y son una valiosa fuente de alimento.