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California Buckeye, Buckeye Tree
Scientific Name:
Aesculus californica
Family:
Sapindaceae
Blooms:
May - Jun
Color:
White
Tree
Native, endemic to California
Candles of white flowers appear in late spring and early summer. The fruit, a little larger than a golf ball, was used by Tribal Natives to stupefy fish in creeks and streams. Buckeye graces canyon bottoms throughout the foothills.
Mike Woodring
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