Aesculus hippocastanum

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:SAPINDACEAE
Species:Aesculus hippocastanum L.
Common Name:Horse Chestnut
Habitat:Occasionally cultivated as an ornamental and persisting around old homesites.
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Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilySAPINDACEAE - Soapberry family
Genus Aesculus
Species Aesculus hippocastanum L. - Horse Chestnut

Citation

Citation Aesculus hippocastanum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 344. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data, Herb. Clifford, 142, Aesculus No. 1 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Barrie, Regnum Veg. 127: 15. 1993.

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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: Cleburne, DeKalb

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, JSU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU125789 Cleburne 22 Jun 1981 Whetstone, R. David
10786A		 JSU
Aesculus hippocastanum Linnaeus
ALNHS00003780 DeKalb 7 May 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2253		 ALNHS
Aesculus hippocastanum L.
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