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Scientific Name
Aesculus flava
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Aesculus flava Aiton
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Yellow Buckeye
Park Synonyms
Aesculus octandra, Aesculus flava
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderRosanae
OrderSapindales
FamilySapindaceae
GenusAesculus
SpeciesAesculus flava
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Abundance = Common-characteristic and dominant; Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Elevation Range Tags
  • Wide Range
Life form Tags
  • Large Tree
Park Rank Tags
  • Park common
Taxa Group Tags
  • Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Dicot
Wetland Status Tags
  • Facultative Upland
Bloom Time Tags
  • April
  • May
  • June
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1645
References
7
Vouchers
12
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sjd-MACA
Created Date
12/14/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/5/2020 7:44:21 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: RangeCode = wr; Range = Wide range of elevations ATBI Sensitivity = Public, Park Species Data Source: White et.al. 1982-98 Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/8d6af054e3c441b687c81ef757a56d3e;
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (CUGA)
Friendship Hill National Historic Site (FRHI)
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George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Mammoth Cave National Park (MACA)
Morristown National Historical Park (MORR)
Natchez Trace Parkway (NATR)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
Obed Wild and Scenic River (OBRI)
Rock Creek Park (ROCR)
Russell Cave National Monument (RUCA)
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