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Aesculus hippocastanum L. 1753

Sapindaceae (APG IV)
horse chestnut
Taxon concept: The Plant List (2014), version 1.1
Distribution: Europe: Balkan Peninsula; North Iran, Himalaya; naturalised in France and Benelux states, Ireland, Central and eastern Central Europe

Aesculus hippocastanum L. - Accepted: Aesculus hippocastanum L. bei Zander 2008; Familie: Hippocastanaceae (Zander 2008)
Aesculus hippocastanum L. - Accepted: Aesculus hippocastanum L. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Sapindaceae (APG III)
Aesculus hippocastanum L. - Accepted: Aesculus hippocastanum L. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Sapindaceae (APG III)
Aesculus hippocastanum L. - Accepted: Aesculus hippocastanum L. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Sapindaceae (APG IV)
Aesculus hippocastanum L. - Accepted: Aesculus hippocastanum L. bei Schmeil-Fitschen 2019; Familie: Sapindaceae (APG IV)
Aesculus hippocastanum L. - Accepted: Aesculus hippocastanum L. bei BfN Checklist Flora DE; Familie: Sapindaceae (APG IV)

Color of flower
white
Life form
woody, tree
Foliage persistence
deciduous
Soil conditions
on mesic, nutrient-rich and deep, cohesive sand or loam soils
Light conditions
partial shade to full sun
Natural occurrence (habitat)
Balkan ravine forests
Comment to ecology
bumblebee plant
Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)
in the community Stellario-Inetum, also in noble hardwood forests on gravel slopes
Constraints according soil conditions
salt tender
Constraints according radiation (light)
sensitive to radiation
Constraints according habitat
sensitive to air pollution
Safety advice
immature fruits and green husks are toxic

Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN) (1999-2001 and ongoing): Floraweb - Daten und Informationen zu Wildpflanzen und zur Vegetation Deutschlands. www.floraweb.de.;

Erhardt, W., Götz, E., Bödeker, N. & Seybold, S. (2008): Der große Zander. Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. Band 2. Arten und Sorten. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart (Hohenheim), 18. Aufl., 2103 S.;

Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Forsten, Baden-Württemberg (Hrsg.) (1985): Pflanzenkatalog zur Verbesserung der Bienenweide und des Artenreichtums (Kurztitel: Bienenweidekatalog);

Oberdorfer, E. (2001): Pflanzensoziologische Exkursionsflora. Für Deutschland und angrenzende Gebiete. Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart, 8., stark überarb. u. erg. Aufl, 1056 S. 978-3-8001-3131-0.;

Schick, B. & Spürgin, A. (1997): Die Bienenweide. Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart, Auflage: 4., völlig neubearb. u. erw. A., 216 S. 978-3800174188.;





Last update:
Taxonomic update: Database method on: 31.3.2020
Update of the description: Helmut Dalitz; Matthias Krause; latest by: Matthias Krause on: 20.3.2019

In the list below you will find the geographic coordinates of many woody plants in the garden. In these cases the points are marked in the map.
If no coordinates are listed, the coordinate of the point in the map marks the middle coordinate of the section.

Sex Standort Accession number Planting year Donation IPEN Lat. Long.
Parzelle F EG-F-003-20586 1870 XX-0-HOH-EG-F-003-20586 48,7088136068 9,207005477
Parzelle F EG-F-105-20591 1870 XX-0-HOH-EG-F-105-20591 48,7087781936 9,2069508733
Parzelle F EG-F-106-20592 1870 XX-0-HOH-EG-F-106-20592 48,7088309244 9,2069664705
Parzelle G EG-G-007-20587 1920 XX-0-HOH-EG-G-007-20587 48,7094489152 9,2067208387
Parzelle K EG-K-004-20588 1870 XX-0-HOH-EG-K-004-20588 48,7093782669 9,2088618776
Parzelle L EG-L-008-20589 XX-0-HOH-EG-L-008-20589 48,7085518446 9,2070054638
Parzelle L EG-L-009-20590 1870 XX-0-HOH-EG-L-009-20590 48,7087407288 9,2070821376
Parzelle L EG-L-080-20593 1870 XX-0-HOH-EG-L-080-20593 48,7086536362 9,2071073928
Parzelle L EG-L-096-20594 XX-0-HOH-EG-L-096-20594 48,7084697875 9,2071009048
Parzelle E SP-EB-031-3176 2016 XX-0-HOH-SP-EB-031-3176 48,7109602163 9,2117045324
Parzelle N SP-NB-040-10234 2016 XX-0-HOH-SP-NB-040-10234 48,7112367238 9,2164682884
Parzelle N SP-NB-050-10243 XX-0-HOH-SP-NB-050-10243 48,7113265029 9,2164644881
Parzelle N SP-NB-058-10252 XX-0-HOH-SP-NB-058-10252 48,7113029923 9,2167107403