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Aesculus hippocastanum

Horse Chestnut

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Species features
Common nameHorse Chestnut
Latin nameAesculus hippocastanum L.
Conservation status and threatsPROTECTED species in Bulgaria in native range of distribution.
Description and identificationDeciduous tree. Height up to 25 m. Flowering April - June.
Distribution in BulgariaPreslavski Balkan, Stara planina (east) Floristic region [Delipavlov et al., 2003].
General distributionBalkan endemic.

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