species Aesculus sylvatica Bartr. 28724 Aesculus georgiana Sarg. Aesculus sylvatica var. lanceolata (Sarg.) Bartr. painted buckeye perennial woody shrub tree n/a 1 1 5 15 autotrophic not carnivorous aerial stem continuous green orange reddish-brown unknown unknown unknown unknown glabrous n/a smooth glabrous shield-shaped triangular 3 6 7 9 absent n/a absent n/a flaky axillary terminal absent reddish-brown 4 7 9 13 ovoid blunt sharp imbricate unknown unknown unknown deciduous compound petiolate cauline opposite spreading 15 15 35 35 15 15 35 35 n/a n/a n/a n/a two-sided n/a n/a n/a n/a green yellow-green green absent absent glabrate glabrous unknown unknown glabrous pubescent tomentose unknown n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a relatively planar n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a once palmately compound nearly sessile petiolulate 5 5 5 7 n/a 8 8 20 20 3 3 7 7 lanceolate oblong obovate oval doubly serrate plane serrate serrulate acuminate attenuate cuneate oblique pinnate unlobed 5 5 15 15 glabrous n/a unknown n/a n/a n/a absent n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a March April May June terminal panicle stalked bisexual staminate unisexual hypogynous n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a radially symmetric synsepalous 5 5 5 5 6 6 15 15 unknown unknown unknown unknown n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a ascending red yellow oblong ovate serrate rounded pubescent tomentose unknown caducous asymmetric apopetalous 4 4 4 4 tubular n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 10 10 37 37 3 3 10 10 ascending cream pink yellow-green clawed obovate spatulate ciliate rounded pubescent caducous 6 6 7 7 unknown separate 18 18 30 30 unknown unknown unknown unknown absent superior 1 1 1 1 syncarpous 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown axile unknown n/a unknown n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a capsule loculicidal capsule 2 2 4 4 brown tan 1 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a bottomland forests mesic upland forests mixed forest edges polygamous absent fibrous tap Capsules split open revealing 1 to 3 (rarely to 6) large, smooth, lustrous, dark brown seeds, each with a conspicuous light brown scar.