''Aesculus sylvatica'', the painted buckeye, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
shrub. The species has five
leaflets that are long and wide. The flowers are yellow and occasionally have red also. The species have
dry fruit and brown, scaly
bark. The species is commonly found in
forests
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...
and along
stream banks. The shrub is poisonous, as are its seeds.
References
Shrubs
sylvatica
Flora of Alabama
Trees of the United States
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