Ohio buckeye
General poisoning notes:
Ohio buckeye (Aesculus
glabra) is not native to Canada but is occasionally planted as an
ornamental tree in southern Ontario. It is winter-hardy in Ottawa. Cattle have been
poisoned in the eastern United States, where this tree is a native species.
Symptoms are mostly gastrointestinal and neuromuscular (Kornheiser 1983). This
plant is unlikely to cause livestock poisoning because it is rare in Canada.
The fruits of this plant may be attractive to children and could cause
poisoning if ingested.
Nomenclature:
Scientific Name: Aesculus glabra Willd.
Vernacular
name(s): Ohio buckeye
Scientific family
name: Hippocastanaceae
Vernacular family
name: horse-chestnut
Geographic Information
Plant or plant
parts used in or around the home.
Toxic parts:
Mature fruit
Animals/Human Poisoning:
Note: When an
animal is listed without additional information, the literature (as of 1993)
contained no detailed explanation.
Cattle
General symptoms of
poisoning:
Ataxia,
gait, unsteady, opisthotonos, torticollis.
Humans
General symptoms of
poisoning:
Death,
gastroenteritis.
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