Small-flowered Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Sapindaceae
State: AL, DC, GA, NJ, PA, SC
Nature Serve ID: 149394
Lifeform: Shrub, Tree
Date Inducted in National Collection: 03/19/2019

Description:

The Bottlebrush buckeye is a rare shrub native to the southeastern US. Unique among American buckeyes, it is distinguished by having edible seeds and narrow, columnar white inflorescences. Bottlebrush buckeye was first discovered in South Carolina by the famed naturalist William Bartram. Later identified definitively as a new species and named, the original population was then lost for almost two hundred years, only to be rediscovered in the 1980's.

Where is Small-flowered Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Small-flowered Buckeye can be found in Alabama, District of Columbia, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina

Which CPC Partners conserve Small-flowered Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)?

The Dawes Arboretum

Not Sponsored

Assigned 03/18/19

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Small-flowered Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Aesculus parviflora
Authority	Walt.
Family	Sapindaceae
CPC Number	8718
ITIS	28722
USDA	AEPA2
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	Bottlebrush buckeye
Associated Scientific Names	Aesculus parviflora
Distribution

State Rank

State	State Rank
Alabama	S3
District of Columbia	SNA
Georgia	S2S3
New Jersey	SNA
Pennsylvania	SNA
South Carolina	S1

Ecological Relationships

Photos

Pollinators

Common Name	Name in Text	Association Type	Source
Bees
Bumble bees	Bumblebees	Confirmed Pollinator	Link
Butterflies & Moths
Swallowtails	Butterflies, zebra swallowtail	Confirmed Pollinator	Link

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