Aesculus parviflora (image 1 of 4)
Taxonomy
Family: Hippocastanaceae
Habitat
Rich woods.
Associates
Distribution
AL, GA, and northern FL.
Morphology
Suckering deciduous shrub to 3.5 m high and potentially much wider; leaves opposite, palmately compound; leaflets 5-7; inflorescence an elongate cylindrical panicle with numerous tubular white flowers; anthers red; fruit smooth.
Notes
Flowers June to July
Wetland indicator: NA
Native to a small area in the southeast but frequently cultivated and hardy much further north, to USDA Zone 4.
References
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=281048
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