Aesculus hippocastanum
Conker Tree, European Horse Chestnut
Other regional names: Horse Chestnut
- Horse Chestnut
Also known as: Aesculus asplenifolia Loudon +16 more
- Aesculus asplenifolia Loudon
- Aesculus castanea Gilib.
- Aesculus hippocastanum f. albovariegatum (Weston) Rehder
- Aesculus hippocastanum f. baumannii C.K.Schneid.
- Aesculus hippocastanum f. beaumanii (C.K.Schneid.) Dole
- Aesculus hippocastanum f. laciniata (Leroy ex Jacques) Schelle
- Aesculus hippocastanum f. luteovariegatum (Weston) Rehder
- Aesculus hippocastanum f. memmingeri (K.Koch) Schelle
- Aesculus hippocastanum f. pendula (Puvill.) Rehder
- Aesculus hippocastanum f. pyramidalis (A.Henry) Simon-Louis ex C.K.Schneid.
- Aesculus hippocastanum f. umbraculifera (H.Jaeger) Schelle
- Aesculus hippocastanum var. albovariegatum Weston
- Aesculus hippocastanum var. argenteovariegata Loudon
- Aesculus hippocastanum var. aureovariegata Loudon
- Aesculus hippocastanum var. beaumanii C.K.Schneid.
- Aesculus hippocastanum var. flore-pleno Loudon
- Aesculus hippocastanum var. incisa Booth ex Loudon
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Sapindaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Aesculus hippocastanum (commonly known as Conker-tree or European horse-chestnut) is a tree belonging to the Sapindaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Middle Asia, Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, British Columbia, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, District of Columbia, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, South Carolina, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin