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
Aesculus glabra Willd.
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.
