Aesculus californica Calflora

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Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt.

Buckeye, California buckeye, California horse chestnut, Shrub california buckeye

Aesculus californica is a tree that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


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Genus:	Aesculus
Family:	Sapindaceae (Hippocastanaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat the seed, leaf or flower of this plant.

Habitat: canyons, slopes

Communities: Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Aesculus californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (AECA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).