Aesculus pavia
Aesculus pavia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Hippocastanaceae |
Genus: | Aesculus |
Species: | A. pavia |
Binomial name | |
Aesculus pavia Linnaeus | |
Natural range of Aesculus pavia from USDA NRCS [1]. |
Common name: red buckeye
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: none
Varieties: Aesculus pavia var. flavescens (Sargent) Correll[1]
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
A. pavia is found in pine flatwoods, shaded areas with rich humus in Magnolia-Quercus hammocks, wet sandy soil, mesic ecotone, mixed deciduous woodlands, wooded slopes of steepheads, evergreen oak scrubs, ridges, coastal hammocks, calcareous bluffs, lime sink areas, limestone woodlands, annually burned savannas.[2] A. pavia is also found around the sandy loam bases of kitchen middens, disturbed Pinus taeda woods, and floodplains.[2]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Kathy Craddock Burks, Andre F. Clewell, Gadsden, A. Gholson Jr., Wiliiam T. Gillis, Robert F. Godfrey, R. Komarek, Kent D. Perkins, Elmer C. Prichard, Annie Schmidt. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Franklin, Gadsden, Grady, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Levy, Liberty, Okaloosa, Volusia, Walton, Washington.