Common Name(s): | Texas Buckeye, Ohio Buckeye, Buckeye,Texas |
Scientific Name: | Aesculus arguta |
Synoyms: | Aesculus glabra |
Family: | Hippocastanaceae |
Longevity: | Perennial |
Season: | Cool |
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 in the central U.S. Sometimes forming thickets along fence rows and roadsides. Leaves are unique, having 7 to 11 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. |