Pronunciation: EES-kew-lus ka-li-FOR-ni-ka
Common name: California buckeye, Horse-chestnut
Family: Sapindaceae (Buckeye)
Habitat: Dry slopes, canyons, borders of streams, below
4000', foothill woodland
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Aesculus
2) californica