What is Aesculus glabra?
[[File:Aesculus glabra seeds.png|thumb|Three buckeye [[nut (fruit)|nut]]s from the Aesculus glabra tree]] '''''Aesculus glabra''''' or '''Ohio buckeye''' is a type of tree. It is a medium-sized [[deciduous]] [[tree]] that grows to be {{convert|15|m|ft|0}} to {{convert|25|m|ft|0}} tall. It lives in several states in eastern [[North America]]: [[Pennsylvania]], [[Ohio]], [[Nebraska]], [[Texas]], and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. It also grows in the far southwest of [[Ontario]]. The [[leaf|leaves]] have 5 or 7 leaflets, {{convert|8|cm|in|0}} to {{convert|16|cm|in|0}} big. The tree grows [[yellow]] [[flower]]s in [[Spring (season)|spring]]. The [[fruit]] is a small shell. The shell has 1-3 [[nut (fruit)|nut]]s inside of it. These nuts are called buckeyes. The buckeye got its name when [[Native American]]s thought it looked like the [[eye]] of a buck (a [[male]] [[deer]]). Buckeyes have acid in them, and they cannot be eaten by humans.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digir.agr.gc.ca/pls/pp/ppack.info?p_sci=sci&p_type=all&p_psn=205 |title=Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System |access-date=2008-02-04 |archive-date=2012-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220064408/http://digir.agr.gc.ca/pls/pp/ppack.info?p_sci=sci&p_type=all&p_psn=205 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Ohio buckeye is the state tree of [[Ohio]]. It is also the nickname of [[Ohio State University|The Ohio State University]] [[mascot]] or any person who went or goes to the school. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Trees]] [[Category:Sapindaceae]] [[Category:Ohio]] [[Category:Plants of North America]] [[Category:Medicinal plants]]