1. Aesculus Glabra Willd Presented by Torie Ramlose

2.  Kingdom  Subkingdom  Superdivision  Division  Class  Subclass  Order  Family  Genus  Species Plantae (plants) Tracheobionta (vascular plants) Spermatophvta (seed plants) Magnoliophyta (flowering plants) Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons) Rosidae Sapindales Hippocastanaceae (horse chestnut family) Aesculus L. (buckeye) Aesculus glabra Willd (Ohio buckeye) Text [1]

3. Figure #1 Text [2], Fig [1]  Height: 9-16 meters tall  Diameter: 60-90 cm  Limbs: grow opposite  Mature: 60-80 years old  Rounded Top

4. Figure #2 Text [2], Fig [2] It has slight, flakey ridges. It is light grey or light brown. It is scaly.

5. Figure #3 Text [3], Fig [3]  The twigs each have their own leaf scar.  When a twig is broken a fetid odor is released.  Buds grow on them.

6. Figure #4 Text [4], Fig [3] The leaves are: broad flat palmately compound 5 leaflets per petiole lighter green above toothed once

7. Figure #5 Text [2], Fig [1] The bud has overlapping scales that flare on the edges.

8. Text [2], Fig [3] Figure #6 The flowers are small and are a pretty yellow-green. The stamen sits far out from the flower so that it is easier for bugs to pollinate the flowers.

9. Figure #7 Text [2&4], Fig [1]  The fruit contains one seed and emerges from a husk.  The husk is spiny, but the spines are small. Figure #8

10.  The Ohio Buckeye can live in the sun, part shade, or shade.  The soil should be rich, moist, and well- drained.  Drought is a large problem the buckeye faces. Figure #9 Text [5], Fig [5]

11.  It was used as a good luck charm to cure rheumatism when carried in one’s pocket.  It was also used to make furniture, crates, pallets, caskets, and artificial human limbs. In the past… Today…  It is used for pulp. Figure #10 Text [3], Fig[2]

12. Text Figure 1.[Tree] [photograph]. PlantFiles Pictures:Decumbent picture (Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)) In Dave’s Garden. Retrieved from http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=2899728 2.[Parts][photographs]. Ohio Gov. Retrieved from http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/5343/Default.aspx 3.Twig, Leaf, Flower, and Fruit. Aesculus glabra. Retrieved from http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/aegl.htm http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/aegl.htm 4.[Casket][photograph]. Jewish Orthodoxed Caskets. Retrieved from http://www.texasjewishfuneralservices.com/caskets.html 4.[Map][map] Plants Database. Retrieved from http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AEGLhttp://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AEGL 1.Plants Profile. (n.d.). Natural Resources Conservation Service [Ohio taxation]. Retrieved June 22, 2010, from http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AEGLhttp://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AEGL 2.Ohio gov. Retrieved on June 24, 2010, from http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/5343/Default.aspx 3.Ohio State Tree. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http://www.50states.com/tree/ohio.htmhttp://www.50states.com/tree/ohio.htm 4.What’s Special about the Ohio Buckeye Tree? In Northwest Ohio Nature. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http://www.ohio-nature.com/buckeye-tree.htmlhttp://www.ohio-nature.com/buckeye-tree.html 5.Ohio Buckeye. In What Tree Is It? Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/buckeye_ohio/buckeye_ohio.html 6.Native Plant Database. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=AEGLfrom http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=AEGL