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Aesculus parviflora, the bottlebrush buckeye [3] or small-flowered buckeye, [2] is a species of suckering deciduous shrub in the family Sapindaceae. The species is native to the southeastern United States, where it is found primarily in Alabama and Georgia , with a disjunct population in South Carolina along the Savannah River .
Aesculus pavia, known as red buckeye or firecracker plant (formerly Pavia rubra), is a species of deciduous flowering plant. The small tree or shrub is native to the southern and eastern parts of the United States , found from Illinois to Virginia in the north and from Texas to Florida in the south. [ 2 ]
Among the smaller species is the bottlebrush buckeye, Aesculus parviflora, a flowering shrub. Several other members of the genus are used as ornamentals, and several horticultural hybrids have also been developed, most notably the red horse chestnut Aesculus × carnea , a hybrid between A. hippocastanum and A. pavia .
Red buckeye is one of the earliest woody plants to leaf out, and its emerging leaves are a striking, rosy color that lights up the early spring landscape. Its brilliant flowers last for weeks in ...
Ohio Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye: Walker County, Georgia: Least Concern: Hippocastanaceae: Aesculus parviflora Walter [1]: 197–198 Bottlebrush Buckeye: Southwestern Georgia along the Chattahoochee River: Least Concern: Hippocastanaceae: Aesculus pavia L. [1]: 198–199 Red Buckeye: Common in the Coastal Plain: Least Concern: Hippocastanaceae
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The bark, leaves, and fruits contain neurotoxic glycosides, which causes hemolysis of red blood cells. [5] Buckeye also makes a good fireboard for a bow drill or hand drill. Native groups occasionally used the plant as a food supply; after boiling and leaching the toxin out of the seeds or nut meats for several days, they could be ground into a ...
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 ]