| Painted buckeye | |
|---|---|
| A pair of Aesculus sylvatica grafted on Aesculus hippocastanum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Hippocastanaceae |
| Genus: | Aesculus |
| Species: | A. sylvatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Aesculus sylvatica L. |
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Aesculus sylvatica (painted buckeye) is a species of shrub. The species has five leaflets that are 4.5 to 6 inches long and 1.5 to 2.5 inches wide. The flowers are yellow and occasionally have red also. The species have dry fruit and brown, scaly bark.[1] The species is commonly found in forests and along stream banks. The shrub is poisonous.[2]