Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra

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Native to Mississippi. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height: 20–40 feet
Spread: 20–40 feet
Light: Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture: Average to moist

Space about 30 ft apart from its recorded spread. Enter your bed size for a count

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Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Life cycle: Woody perennial
Leaves: Deciduous
Bloom: Mid spring

Recorded in 8 Mississippi counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food. 81 animals.

Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Eastern Screech-owl
Megascops asio
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
Birds. 1 shared habitat
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
Birds. 1 shared habitat

All wildlife of Mississippi

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

30CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

Genus host records with ranges including MS · 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
Zeiraphera claypoleanaBuckeye Petiole Borer
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
Hardiness: Zones 3a–7b
Flower color: Yellow or green

What its natural habitat tells you

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 (ranked first; USDA PLANTS via EOL TraitBank, Minnesota Wildflowers differ)
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 (ranked first; Tennessee Smart Yards differs)
Soil · “moderately wet to medium” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
Spread · “20–40 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Conservation status

Mississippi rank	S2
Global rank	Not available
MS status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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