species 3,915 observations
Painted Buckeye
Aesculus sylvatica
Field notes
Supports All
22
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Elm Spanworm Moth, Cameraria aesculisella, Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth, Confused Woodgrain Moth
12
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Typhlocyba rubriocellata, Red-headed Ash Borer, Dikrella cruentata
3
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Two-spotted Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Brown-belted Bumble Bee
7
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Soil
- Organic
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Fire
- Habit
- Multi stemmed Open Rounded
From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.