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Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus Glabra Willd. Ohio Buckeye. Presented by Torie Ramlose. Classification. Plantae (plants) Tracheobionta (vascular plants) Spermatophvta (seed plants) Magnoliophyta (flowering plants) Magnoliopsida ( dicotyledons ) Rosidae Sapindales

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Ohio Buckeye

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  1. AesculusGlabraWilld Ohio Buckeye Presented by TorieRamlose

  2. Classification Plantae (plants) Tracheobionta (vascular plants) Spermatophvta (seed plants) Magnoliophyta (flowering plants) Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons) Rosidae Sapindales Hippocastanaceae (horse chestnut family) Aesculus L. (buckeye) AesculusglabraWilld (Ohio buckeye) • Kingdom • Subkingdom • Superdivision • Division • Class • Subclass • Order • Family • Genus • Species Text [1]

  3. Shape, Form, & Type • Height: 9-16 meters tall • Diameter: 60-90 cm • Limbs: grow opposite • Mature: 60-80 years old • Rounded Top Figure #1 Text [2], Fig [1]

  4. Bark It has slight, flakey ridges. It is light grey or light brown. It is scaly. Figure #2 Text [2], Fig [2]

  5. Twig • The twigs each have their own leaf scar. • When a twig is broken a fetid odor is released. • Buds grow on them. Figure #3 Text [3], Fig [3]

  6. Leaf The leaves are: palmately compound 5 leaflets per petiole lighter green above flat broad toothed once Figure #4 Text [4], Fig [3]

  7. Bud Figure #5 The bud has overlapping scales that flare on the edges. Text [2], Fig [1]

  8. Flower The flowers are small and are a pretty yellow-green. The stamen sits far out from the flower so that it is easier for bugs to pollinate the flowers. Figure #6 Text [2], Fig [3]

  9. Fruit • The fruit contains one seed and emerges from a husk. • The husk is spiny, but the spines are small. Figure #7 Figure #8 Text [2&4], Fig [1]

  10. Habitat and Range • The Ohio Buckeye can live in the sun, part shade, or shade. • The soil should be rich, moist, and well-drained. • Drought is a large problem the buckeye faces. Figure #9 Text [5], Fig [5]

  11. Uses Today… In the past… • It was used as a good luck charm to cure rheumatism when carried in one’s pocket. • It was also used to make furniture, crates, pallets, caskets, and artificial human limbs. • It is used for pulp. Figure #10 Text [3], Fig[2]

  12. Works Cited Text Plants Profile. (n.d.). Natural Resources Conservation Service [Ohio taxation].       Retrieved June 22, 2010, from http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AEGL Ohio gov. Retrieved on June 24, 2010, from http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/5343/Default.aspx 3. Ohio State Tree. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http://www.50states.com/tree/ohio.htm What’s Special about the Ohio Buckeye Tree? In Northwest Ohio Nature. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http://www.ohio-nature.com/buckeye-tree.html Ohio Buckeye. In What Tree Is It? Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/buckeye_ohio/buckeye_ohio.html 6. Native Plant Database. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=AEGL Figure [Tree] [photograph]. PlantFilesPictures:Decumbent picture (Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)) In Dave’s Garden. Retrieved from http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=2899728 [Parts][photographs]. Ohio Gov. Retrieved from http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/5343/Default.aspx Twig, Leaf, Flower, and Fruit. Aesculusglabra. Retrieved from http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/aegl.htm [Casket][photograph]. Jewish Orthodoxed Caskets. Retrieved from http://www.texasjewishfuneralservices.com/caskets.html [Map][map] Plants Database. Retrieved from http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AEGL

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