Stout light brown twigs show prominent yellow-brown terminal buds and shield shaped leaf scars. Bark is gray to brown and smooth. Flowers range in color from creamy white to yellow-green, often with some red.
Fruit is a capsule and poisonous.
Painted buckeye is usually a shrub found in the understory on well drained mountain slopes in northern Alabama. 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.