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Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse Chestnut
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Sapindales | Includes citrus; maples, horse-chestnuts, lychees and rambutans; mangos and cashews; frankincense and myrrh; mahogany and neem |
| Family | Sapindaceae | Soapberry family |
| Genus | Aesculus | Means “edible acorn” (though some species are definitely not edible) |
| Species | hippocastanum | “Horse chestnut,” because the shape on the stem after a leaf falls looks like a horseshoe |
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Aesculus hippocastanum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 2 Apr 2012.
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8/15/2010 · Bristol Harbor, RI
≈ 21 × 14" (52 × 34 cm)  
8/15/2010 · Bristol Harbor, RI
≈ 17 × 12" (44 × 29 cm)
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