Aesculus parviflora Hippocastanaceae Leaves are opposite, deciduous and palmately compound with 5-7 obovate leaflets. Bark is gray to brown and smooth. Flowers are white and appear in long spikes similar to a bottlebrush.
Fruit is a capsule and poisonous.
Bottlebrush buckeye is usually a shrub found in the understory on rich moist soils in the southeast and may form thickets as a result of root sprouting. Click on photo to enlarge. All text and photographs are intended for educational purposes only and are not for commercial use in any form. 1999, all rights reserved. Photographs by Mike Hogan.