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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Aesculus |
| Species: | A. glabra
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| Aesculus glabra | |
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Aesculus glabra, commonly known as Ohio buckeye,[2] Texas buckeye,[3] fetid buckeye,[3] and horse chestnut[3] is a species of tree in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) native to North America.
Its natural range is primarily in the Midwestern and lower Great Plains regions of the United States, extending southeast into the geological Black Belt of Alabama and Mississippi.[4] It is also found locally in the extreme southwest of Ontario, on Walpole Island in Lake St. Clair.[5]
It is found in a variety of natural habitats, including streambanks, upland mesic forests, and along the margins of old fields.[6] It is typically found in calcareous areas.[7]
- ^ Stritch, L. (2018). "Aesculus glabra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60757589A60757592. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T60757589A60757592.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Aesculus glabra Missouri Botanical Garden
- ^ a b c Aesculus glabra Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center
- ^ "Aesculus glabra". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ Ohio Buckeye Official website of the Ontario Government
- ^ Yatskievych, George (2013). Flora of Missouri, Volume 3. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 1087.
- ^ Weakley, Alan (2020). "Flora of the Southeastern United States".