Horse chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
Poisonous plant: do not eat any part of it.
This is a game, not a field guide. Never eat a wild mushroom or plant because of it; if you are unsure, ask a mushroom advisor or a poison centre.
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Aesculus hippocastanum
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Continent
- Europe
- Habitat
- Forest, Gardens
- Form
- Tree
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- White
- Blooms in
- Spring
- Use
- Medicine, Ornamental
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- The British game of conkers is played with its glossy seeds threaded on a string.
- It comes from the Balkans and was brought to western Europe in the 1500s and 1600s.
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Similar plants
- Norway maple
Acer platanoides
- Sugar maple
Acer saccharum
- Sycamore maple
Acer pseudoplatanus
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q26899 · All plants · All entries