Aesculus glabra

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Species Distribution Map
Family:SAPINDACEAE
Species:Aesculus glabra Willd.
Common Name:Ohio Buckeye; Fetid Buckeye
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Ohio Buckeye is a native deciduous shrub in the Soapberry family (Sapindaceae). It occurs in central and northern Alabama. Ohio Buckeye grows in deciduous forest, along streams, and in prairie margins, usually in areas with calcareous soils. Ohio Buckeye is a small shrub or tree, growing from 3-40 feet in height. In Alabama it is often thicket forming. The stems are stout, erect, with large terminal buds and prominent leaf scars. Young stems are pubescent and brownish-gray in color. The bark of older stems is gray with shallow longitudinal ridges. Leaves are opposite, petiolate, glabrous, and palmately compound with 5-7 leaflets. The leaflets are elliptical in outline with finely serrate margins. The stems and leaves have a fetid odor when crushed. Flowers are produced in panicles at the ends of branches. The panicles are 4-8 inches long, with the upper flowers staminate (male) and the lower flowers perfect. Each flower has a tubular calyx with five rounded lobes, four greenish-yellow petals, and seven strongly exerted stamens. The fruit is a conspicuously prickly, leathery capsule containing 1-2 large seed. The mature seed is dark brown and shiny with a tan-colored "eye". All parts of the plant are toxic if consumed. Ohio Buckeye is sometimes cultivated, but is not readily available from most nurseries. It can be grown from seed planted soon after they mature in the fall or stored in moist sand in a refrigerator for 90-120 days. It the seed are allowed to dry out they will lose their viability. Ohio Buckeye prefers a rich, moist soil in an area with partial sun.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, G5 (Global Rank)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilySAPINDACEAE - Soapberry family
Genus Aesculus
Species Aesculus glabra Willd. - Ohio Buckeye; Fetid Buckeye

Citation

Citation Aesculus glabra Willdenow, Enum. Pl. [Willdenow] 1: 405–406. 1809.
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Blount, Butler, Cherokee, Choctaw, Colbert, Dallas, Etowah, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1882 - 2023

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA_ACC_72506 Franklin 3 Apr 2014 England, J. Kevin
4757		 AUA
Aesculus Glabra Willd.
UWAL0047758 Lawrence 01 Apr 2007 England, J. Kevin
583		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow var. glabra
JSU125781 Franklin 28 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16422		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UWAL0031463 Colbert 23 Apr 2011 England, J. Kevin
2813		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UNA00009740 Madison 14 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
501		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
UWAL0013222 Lawrence 26 Mar 2012 England, J. Kevin
3278		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
JSU139163 Blount 12 Apr 1999 Keener, Brian R.
1884		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UNA00009715 Greene 22 Mar 1953 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
JSU125771 Etowah 26 Mar 1972 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UWAL0047895 Morgan 10 Apr 2020 England, J. Kevin
10870		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow var. glabra
UWAL0015396 Franklin 03 Apr 2014 England, J. Kevin
4757		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
TROY000033678 Sumter 11 Mar 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6329		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
JSU125768 Etowah 9 Apr 1987 Alford, J. Erik
072		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UNA00022092 Franklin 28 Mar 1973 Kral, Robert
49371		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
UWAL0006126 Colbert 23 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5841		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willd.
JSU125785 Limestone 1 Apr 1997 Hofmann, Tim L.
00354		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UWAL0003043 Sumter 11 Mar 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6329		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willd.
TROY000034314 Colbert 23 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5841		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
SAMF0003339 Sumter 11 Mar 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6329		 SAMF
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
TROY000050752 Franklin 23 Apr 2011 England, J. Kevin
2845		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UWAL0044864 Colbert 20 Apr 2019 England, J. Kevin
10135		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow var. glabra
JSU125776 Etowah 27 Mar 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
RDW-1073		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
AUA_ACC_64679 Pickens 8 Apr 2005 Keener, Brian R.
2611		 AUA
Aesculus Glabra Willd.
TROY000020278 Pickens 08 Apr 2005 Keener, Brian R.
2611		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
AUA000040334 Colbert 3 Apr 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
FH258		 AUA
Aesculus Glabra Willd.
UWAL0037014 Lawrence 03 Apr 2011 England, J. Kevin
2717		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow var. glabra
AUA_ACC_51244 Lowndes 23 Apr 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
5865		 AUA
Aesculus Glabra Willd.
UWAL0031356 Franklin 23 Apr 2011 England, J. Kevin
2845		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
ALNHS00001879 Greene 22 May 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#956		 ALNHS
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
UWAL0017072 Lowndes 31 May 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8476		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willd.
JSU125767 Colbert 11 Apr 1978 Kral, Robert
61458		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UNA00072943 Blount 02 Apr 2012 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5045		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd.
JSU125777 Etowah 26 Mar 1972 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
TROY000006245 Lowndes 24 Mar 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
12981		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
JSU125772 Etowah 18 Mar 1976 Atkinson, Tim A.
914		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UWAL0012044 Dallas 18 Jun 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6532		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UNA00073671 Marengo 12 Mar 2011 England, J. Kevin
2658		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd.
UWAL0033921 Tuscaloosa 02 Apr 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9466		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow var. glabra
JSU125787 Madison 22 Sep 1995 Threlkeld, Steven J.
93		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
TROY000020277 Colbert 02 Apr 2004 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12063		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willdenow var. glabra
JSU125780 Etowah 26 Apr 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1279		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
AUA_ACC_38210 Morgan 16 May 1972 Williams, Susan
159		 AUA
Aesculus Glabra Willd.
TROY000050776 Lawrence 01 Apr 2007 England, J. Kevin
583		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willdenow var. glabra
UWAL0035259 Franklin 09 Apr 2012 Cobb, Richard
s.n.		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
JSU125765 Cherokee 30 Mar 1973 Whetstone, R. David
RDW-881		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UWAL0056648 Pickens 28 Mar 2019 England, Kevin J.
10042		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willd.
JSU125770 Etowah 27 Mar 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
RDW-1073		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UNA00058744 Pickens 08 Apr 2005 Keener, Brian R.
2611		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
AUA_ACC_70840 Greene 11 Mar 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6327		 AUA
Aesculus Glabra Willd.
UWAL0031215 Pickens 26 Mar 2015 Keener, Brian R.
8689		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willd.
UNA00009720 Pickens 05 Jun 1971 Kral, Robert
43011		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
UNA00009725 Greene 14 Mar 1955 Harper, Roland M.
4320		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
AUA000035446 Lowndes 3 Apr 2011 Schotz, Alfred
2171		 AUA
Aesculus Glabra Willd. Var. Glabra
UNA00064134 Colbert 02 Apr 2004 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12063		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
JSU125784 Limestone 1 Apr 1996 Hofmann, Tim L.
00203		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UWAL0003042 Greene 11 Mar 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6327		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willd.
TROY000040771 Dallas 18 Jun 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6532		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
SAMF0003340 Greene 11 Mar 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6327		 SAMF
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
TROY000050821 Colbert 23 Apr 2011 England, J. Kevin
2813		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willd.
UWAL0012376 Butler 07 Mar 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23766		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
JSU125775 Etowah 27 Mar 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
RDW-1073		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UWAL0056540 Sumter 09 Mar 2023 Keener, Brian R.
12822		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willd.
AUA_ACC_62092 Blount 12 Apr 1999 Keener, Brian R.
1884		 AUA
Aesculus Glabra Willd.
JSU125782 Franklin 14 May 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16370		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UWAL0036879 Lowndes 04 Mar 2017 Keener, Brian R.
9913		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
JSU125783 Jackson 4 Apr 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
524		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UWAL0038587 Perry 16 Mar 2018 Keener, Brian R.
10494		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
AUA_ACC_30555 Lowndes 24 Mar 1977 Lynch, Keith
 AUA
Aesculus Glabra Willd.
TROY000037398 Butler 17 Mar 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23833		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UWAL0019309 Pickens 05 May 1988 Kral, Robert
74701		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willd.
JSU125788 Tuscaloosa 3 Mar 1979 Whetstone, R. David
9348		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UWAL0056682 Lawrence 09 May 2019 England, Kevin J.
10227		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willd.
JSU125778 Etowah 26 Mar 1972 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UNA00058336 Lowndes 24 Mar 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
12981		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
AUA_ACC_3361 Lawrence 17 Mar 1955 Burch, Jack
 AUA
Aesculus Glabra Willd.
UWAL0010167 Blount 02 Apr 2012 Davenport, L.J.
5045		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UNA00073766 Lawrence 26 Mar 2012 England, J. Kevin
3276		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd.
AUA_ACC_72965 Blount 2 Apr 2012 Davenport, L.J.
5045		 AUA
Aesculus Glabra Willd.
UNA00022104 Morgan 28 Mar 1973 Kral, Robert
49419		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
UWAL0009744 Madison 27 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6958		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willd.
JSU125786 Limestone 1 Mar 1997 Hofmann, Tim L.
00319		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UWAL0012720 Marengo 12 Mar 2011 England, J. Kevin
2658		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
TROY000045398 Lowndes 03 Apr 2011 Schotz, Alfred
2171		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willdenow var. glabra
UWAL0013093 Butler 17 Mar 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23833		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UNA00009730 Madison 01 May 1882 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
SAMF0003341 Blount 02 Apr 2012 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5045		 SAMF
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
TROY000051442 Choctaw 16 Mar 2018 Keener, Brian R.
10494		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willd.
JSU125774 Etowah 28 Apr 1972 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
AUA_ACC_64460 Colbert 2 Apr 2004 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12063		 AUA
Aesculus Glabra Willd. Var. Glabra
TROY000033680 Greene 11 Mar 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6327		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
TROY000040293 Marengo 12 Mar 2011 England, J. Kevin
2658		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
AUA_ACC_71169 Greene 22 May 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP956		 AUA
Aesculus Glabra Willd.
UNA00047587 Madison 30 Mar 1975 Simmers, Richard W.
2838		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
JSU125779 Etowah 7 Apr 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1083		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UWAL0006127 Pickens 07 Apr 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4189		 UWAL
Aesculus glabra Willd.
TROY000051873 Lawrence 03 Apr 2011 England, J. Kevin
2717		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willdenow var. glabra
TROY000037428 Butler 07 Mar 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23766		 TROY
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
JSU125766 Cherokee 30 Mar 1973 Whetstone, R. David
RDW-881		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
JSU125773 Etowah 27 Mar 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
RDW-1073		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
UNA00054275 Blount 12 Apr 1999 Keener, Brian R.
1884		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
AUA_ACC_70823 Sumter 11 Mar 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6329		 AUA
Aesculus Glabra Willd.
UNA00009735 Madison 30 Apr _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
JSU125769 Etowah 22 Mar 1984 Nixon, Christopher F.
623		 JSU
Aesculus glabra Willdenow
ALNHS00002737 Colbert 3 Apr 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-258		 ALNHS
Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra
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