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Common Name(s):
Texas Buckeye, Ohio Buckeye, Buckeye,Texas
Species:
Aesculus arguta
Synonyms:
Aesculus glabra
Family:
Hippocastanaceae
Longevity:
Perennial
Origin:
Native
Height:
7 m
Flowers:
March - April
Fruits:
Summer
Description:
A shrub or occasionally a small tree locally abundant in forest understory and openings. Sometimes forming thickets along fence rows and roadsides. Leaves are unique, having seven to eleven leaflets forming a palmate or star shape. The fruit, foliage, roots and bark are poisonous to humans and livestock. The Native Americans used the fruit and roots to stupefy fish. The large, black seeds are carried for good luck by superstitious persons.
palmately compound leaf
bark
leaves and fruit
flowers
seed - place in pocket for good luck
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