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Horse Chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

Photo by VivBraznell
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Aesculus hippocastanum

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VivBraznell
Thank you for the correction ja.emmans, & craig ... apologies for the delay!!
ja.emmans
Closely related but this is a conker tree or horse chestnut.
VivBraznell
Hi Craig. Thanks for the correction : ) Congrats on your amazing moth photo! : )
craigwilliams
Hey Viv, this is a Horse Chestnut (Aesculus sp.) Castanea sativa doesn't have a compound leaf:http://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?latinname=Castanea+sativa
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PublishedNovember 6, 2011

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