Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra

Native status unresolved in Kentucky

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

40CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Aesculus

Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
Actias lunaLuna Moth
Amyelois transitellaNavel Orangeworm
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips rileyanaSouthern Ugly-Nest Caterpillar Moth
Cecrita biundataWavy-Lined Heterocampa
Cecrita guttivittaMaple Prominent, Saddled Prominent
Celypha nr.Celypha Moth

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Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
Egira alternansAlternate Woodling
Ennomos subsignariaElm Spanworm Moth
Epiglaea declivaSloping Sallow
Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Isa textulaCrowned Slug
Lithophane antennataAshen Pinion
Lithophane baileyiBailey's Pinion
Lithophane groteiGrote's Pinion, Green Fruit Worm
Lithophane joannisBuckeye Pinion
Lophocampa caryaeHickory Tussock Moth, Hickory Tiger Moth
Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Proteoteras aesculanaMaple Seed Caterpillar, Maple Twig Borer
Psaphida rolandiRoland's Sallow
Pseudexentera spolianaBare-Patched Leafroller
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Trigrammia quadrinotariaFour-Spotted Angle
Cameraria aesculisella
Olethreutes appalachiana
Olethreutes hippocastanum
Olethreutes monetiferanum
Olethreutes ochrosuffusanum
Olethreutes sciotana
Stigmella apicialbella

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Sapindaceae
Hardiness: Zones 3a–7b
Flower color: Yellow or green

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “Mid spring” · USDA PLANTS via EOL TraitBank · Nationwide approximate species characteristics; tolerance categories do not specify sun hours or moisture requirements
Flower color · “Yellow or green” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 3a–7b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “20–40 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Leaves · “Deciduous” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “moderately wet to medium” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
Spread · “20–40 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Ohio Buckeye

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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