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Aesculus glabra
Also called Texas Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye, American Buckeye, Stinking Buckeye, Buckeye
Ohio buckeye is a medium-sized native North American tree in the soapberry family, found in the Midwest, lower Great Plains and parts of the southeast, usually on calcareous soils near streams and in upland woods. It is grown mainly as an ornamental or for restoration, and it is not a common garden or houseplant choice.
Aesculus glabra, commonly known as Ohio buckeye, Texas buckeye, or fetid buckeye,
is a species of tree in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) native to North America.
Aesculus glabra has little use as a timber tree due to its soft, light wood. Although occasionally seen in cultivation, the large, copiously produced fruits make it generally undesirable as a street tree. Extracts from A. glabra have shown anti-cancer properties.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aesculus glabra by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
