Ohio buckeye
Pollinator Value
- 🐛 Larval Host
- Henry's Elfin, Painted Lady
- ❄️ Winter Food Source
- Yes — Large seeds (buckeyes) are cached by squirrels and rodents.
Growing Conditions
- Sun
- Full Sun ☀️, Part Sun ⛅
- Moisture
- Regular 💧💧
- Bloom
- May
- Sociability
- S1 — Solitary / Individual
Ecology & Conservation
Proximity
- Proximity Score
ℹ
Our internally developed scale tracking proximity of historical species occurrence to our Eco-Region (8.1.8). 0 = hyper-local, 5 = off-continent.
- 2
- Native Status
- Outaouais: — · QC: — · ON: ✅
Native Occurrence
- Closest Native Direction
- Southwest
- Eco-zone
ℹ
The closest historically occurring Eco-zone, mapped to the CEC values.
- Mixedwood Plains
- Eco-province
- Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
- Eco-region
- Erie Drift Plain
Rarity & Status
- Rarity Notes
- Common in ON; Not indigenous to QC.
- Rank QC
ℹ
In Quebec, the CDPNQ (Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec) is the body that assigns these ranks using the NatureServe methodology.
Click here for more info → - SNA — Not Applicable
- Rank ON
ℹ
The S-rank (Subnational Rank) is a standardized tool used across Canada to measure the extinction risk of a species within a specific province or territory.
Click here for more info → - S5 — Secure — Common
- Ecological Context
- Native to the Carolinian zone; handles Gatineau winters well.
Edibility & Foraging
- Edible
- ❌ Not Edible
Medicinal Properties
- Category
- Circulatory
- Notes
- Used historically for vein health/hemorrhoids.
☠️ Poison
All parts contain aesculin; causes paralysis and is fatal if ingested raw.
Provenance
- Seed Provenance
- Ottawa ON; Eastern Townships QC; Aylmer QC
- Seed Source
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Multiple seed sources:
- Experimental Farm
- Arboquebecium
- Aylmer collected