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Aesculus hippocastanum

Horse Chestnut

GNRUnranked Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149458

Element CodePDHPC01040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderSapindales

FamilySapindaceae

GenusAesculus

Other Common Names

horse chestnut (EN) Marronnier d'Inde (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (7)

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)	Kootenai National Forest	34,716

Oregon (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Drift Creek	Siuslaw National Forest	6,333
Larch	Mt. Hood National Forest	12,961

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
418024	Uinta National Forest	51,699
418025	Uinta National Forest	32,698

Washington (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Alpine Lakes Adj.	Wenatchee National Forest	57,104
South Quinault	Olympic National Forest	11,081

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Rehder, A. 1927. Manual of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs Hardy in North America: Exclusive of the Subtropical and Warmer Temperate Regions. MacMillan Company, New York, New York. 930 p.