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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. flava
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| Binomial name | |
| Aesculus flava | |
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Aesculus octandra Marshall | |
Aesculus flava, also known commonly as the common buckeye, the sweet buckeye, and the yellow buckeye, is a species of deciduous tree in the subfamily Hippocastanoideae of the family Sapindaceae. The species is native to the Ohio Valley and Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern United States.[2] It grows in mesophytic forest or floodplains, generally in acid to circumneutral soil, reaching a height of 20m to 48m (65 ft to 154 ft).
- ^ Stritch, L. (2018). "Aesculus flava". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60757580A60757583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T60757580A60757583.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Aesculus octandra Range Map" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-03-06.