Buckeye
Aesculus worlitzensis
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Hippocastanaceae
- Genus:
- Aesculus
- Species:
- Aesculus worlitzensis
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Tree
- Height:
- 20-40 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- mar, apr, may, jun, jul, aug
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, white
Native Range
United States: Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Reported Fauna Sightings
Bees: Black and gold bumble bee (Bombus auricomus), Black and gold bumble bee (Bombus auricomus), Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis), Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Hunt's bumble bee (Bombus huntii), Hunt's bumble bee (Bombus huntii), Red-belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus), Red-belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus), Two-spotted bumble bee (Bombus bimaculatus), Two-spotted bumble bee (Bombus bimaculatus), Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii), Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) Butterflies:American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis), Azure sp. (Celastrina Tutt), (Pieris rapae), (Pieris rapae), Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius), Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis), Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis), Common Ringlet (North America) (Coenonympha california), Common Ringlet (North America) (Coenonympha california), Common Swallowtails (Papilio Linnaeus), Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion), Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion), Dukes' Skipper (Euphyes dukesi), Dukes' Skipper (Euphyes dukesi), Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris), Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris), Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus), Echo Azure (Celastrina echo), Echo Azure (Celastrina echo), Field Skipper (Atalopedes campestris), Field Skipper (Atalopedes campestris), Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Horace's Duskywing (Gesta Evans), Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor), Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor), Little Glassywing (Vernia verna), Little Glassywing (Vernia verna), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini), Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini), ⚠️Monarch (Danaus plexippus), Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta), Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta), Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla), Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla), Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola), Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola), Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Palamedes Swallowtail (Pterourus palamedes), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Peck's Skipper (Polites coras), Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), Red-Spotted Purple (astyanax) (Limenitis arthemis), Red-Spotted Purple (astyanax) (Limenitis arthemis), Rural Skipper (Ochlodes agricola), Rural Skipper (Ochlodes agricola), Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe), Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe), Spicebush Swallowtail (Pterourus troilus), Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), Umber Skipper (Poanes melane), Umber Skipper (Poanes melane), Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Viceroy (Limenitis archippus), Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus), Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon), Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
Soil Requirements
- Notes:
- Hybrid species with limited native habitat data