Red Buckeye; Scarlet Buckeye

Aesculus pavia var. pavia

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Strong

Native to Louisiana (estimated). How scores work Is it native here?

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Aesculus pavia var. pavia photograph — (c) Terry Woodward, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original photograph

At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 7 Louisiana parishes.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

29CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

Genus host records with ranges including LA · 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
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller

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Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
Egira alternansAlternate Woodling
Ennomos subsignariaElm Spanworm Moth
Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Isa textulaCrowned Slug
Lithophane antennataAshen Pinion
Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm 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
Olethreutes monetiferanum

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

22BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Aesculus

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

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

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: SAPINDACEAE

What its natural habitat tells you

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

Conservation status

Louisiana rank	SNR
Global rank	G5T5
LA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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