1. "Aesculus hippocastanum " is used in Bach flower remedies. 2. It is usually considered conspecific with " Aesculus assamica ". 3. Vegetation includes beeches, firs, aesculus , oaks, ferns, and Platanus. 4. Linnaeus named the genus " Aesculus " after the Roman name for an edible acorn. 5. In California they include plants such as California Buckeye ( " Aesculus californica " ). 6. I have a small Conker tree ( Aesculus hippocastanum ) growing in a medium-sized pot. 7. It differs from the buckeyes in the related genus " Aesculus " in having alternate, pinnate nuts are similar. 8. "Aesculus " seeds were traditionally eaten, after JMmon people of Japan over about four millennia, until 300 AD. 9. "Aesculus parviflora " is a deciduous calyx, small white petals, and several protruding 3-4 cm long stamens. 10. Now, if you have ever seen a horse chestnut _ Aesculus hippocastanum _ in bloom, you know how impossible it is to ignore.