Aesculus sylvatica

Aesculus sylvatica, the painted buckeye, is a species of shrub. The species has five leaflets that are 4.5 to 6 inches (11 to 15 cm) long and 1.5 to 2.5 inches (3.8 to 6.4 cm) wide. The flowers are yellow and occasionally have red also. The species have dry fruit and brown, scaly bark.^[2] The species is commonly found in forests and along stream banks. The shrub is poisonous,^[3] as are its seeds.^[4]

Painted buckeye
Aesculus sylvatica inflorescence
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Aesculus
Species:	A. sylvatica
Binomial name
Aesculus sylvatica L.
Natural range of Aesculus sylvatica