Pollinator plant

horse-chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

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Common names

62 names · 43 languages
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Other languages (42)
Dutch
French
Afrikaans
  • Wildekastaiing[3]
Azerbaijani
  • At şabalıdı[3]
Basque
  • Indigaztainondo[3]
Belarusian
  • Каштан конскі[3]
Bosnian
  • Divlji kesten[3]
Bulgarian
  • Обикновен конски кестен[3]
Catalan
  • Castanyer d'Índia comú[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 欧洲七叶树[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 歐洲七葉樹[3]
  • 馬栗[3]
Croatian
  • Obični divlji kesten[3]
Czech
  • jírovec maďal[3]
Danish
  • Hestekastanje[3]
Estonian
  • harilik hobukastan[3]
Finnish
  • balkaninhevoskastanja[3]
German
Greek
  • Αίσκουλος η ιπποκαστανέα[3]
  • Αγριοκαστανιά[3]
  • Ιπποκαστανιά[3]
Hebrew
  • ערמונית הסוסים[3]
Hungarian
  • fehér vadgesztenye[3]
  • Közönséges vadgesztenye[3]
Irish
  • Crann cnó capaill[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • セイヨウトチノキ[3]
  • マロニエ[3]
Korean
  • 가시칠엽수[3]
Latvian
  • Parastā zirgkastaņa[3]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastasis kaštonas[3]
Luxembourgish
  • Käschtebam[3]
Nahuatl
  • Cacahuacomihcuahuitl[3]
Norwegian
  • hestekastanje[3]
Polish
  • kasztanowiec pospolity[3]
Portuguese
Romanian
  • Castan porcesc[3]
  • Castan sălbatic[3]
Russian
  • Конский каштан обыкновенный[3]
Serbian
  • Дивљи кестен[3]
Slovak
  • pagaštan konský[3]
Slovenian
  • Navadni divji kostanj[3]
Spanish
Swedish
  • Hästkastanj[3]
Turkish
  • at kestanesi[3]
  • Koca At Kestanesi[3]
Ukrainian
  • Гіркокаштан звичайний[3]
  • Каштан білий[3]
  • Кінський каштан звичайний[3]
Upper Sorbian
  • Běły jěrowc[3]
Welsh
  • Castanwydd y Meirch[3]
Sources & name notes (5)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Aesculus hippocastanum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • horse-chestnut — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Gemeine Rosskastanie — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Weiße Rosskastanie — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • common horsechestnut — results[0].names[54]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • conker tree — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • European horse-chestnut — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • horse chestnut — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Castaño de Indias — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Castaño de la India — results[0].names[40]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Marronnier d'Inde — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Ippocastano — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Witte Paardenkastanje — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Castanheiro-da-índia — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Aesculus hippocastanum ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Horse-chestnut (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 173521; taxon 65BKZ.
  • Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 173520; taxon 65BKZ.
[3] Aesculus hippocastanum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • horse-chestnut — results[19].names[1]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Gemeine Rosskastanie — results[19].names[8]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie — results[19].names[7]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Weiße Rosskastanie — results[19].names[9]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • common horsechestnut — results[19].names[54]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • conker tree — results[19].names[36]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • European horse-chestnut — results[19].names[11]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • horse chestnut — results[19].names[15]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Castaño de Indias — results[19].names[5]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Castaño de la India — results[19].names[40]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Marronnier d'Inde — results[19].names[3]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Ippocastano — results[19].names[4]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Witte Paardenkastanje — results[19].names[21]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Castanheiro-da-índia — results[19].names[10]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • ערמונית הסוסים — results[19].names[2]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Divlji kesten — results[19].names[12]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Obični divlji kesten — results[19].names[13]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Közönséges vadgesztenye — results[19].names[14]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Běły jěrowc — results[19].names[16]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Paprastasis kaštonas — results[19].names[17]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Parastā zirgkastaņa — results[19].names[18]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • At şabalıdı — results[19].names[19]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Cacahuacomihcuahuitl — results[19].names[20]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • jírovec maďal — results[19].names[22]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • 歐洲七葉樹 — results[19].names[23]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • 馬栗 — results[19].names[24]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • マロニエ — results[19].names[25]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • セイヨウトチノキ — results[19].names[26]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Hästkastanj — results[19].names[27]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Hestekastanje — results[19].names[28]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Конский каштан обыкновенный — results[19].names[29]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Castanyer d'Índia comú — results[19].names[30]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • kasztanowiec pospolity — results[19].names[31]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • hestekastanje — results[19].names[32]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Käschtebam — results[19].names[33]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Обикновен конски кестен — results[19].names[34]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • balkaninhevoskastanja — results[19].names[35]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • harilik hobukastan — results[19].names[37]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • pagaštan konský — results[19].names[38]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Αγριοκαστανιά — results[19].names[39]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Ιπποκαστανιά — results[19].names[41]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Αίσκουλος η ιπποκαστανέα — results[19].names[42]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Crann cnó capaill — results[19].names[43]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • 가시칠엽수 — results[19].names[44]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • 欧洲七叶树 — results[19].names[45]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Дивљи кестен — results[19].names[46]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Wildekastaiing — results[19].names[47]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • at kestanesi — results[19].names[48]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Indigaztainondo — results[19].names[49]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Castan sălbatic — results[19].names[50]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Castan porcesc — results[19].names[51]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Каштан конскі — results[19].names[52]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Гіркокаштан звичайний — results[19].names[53]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Navadni divji kostanj — results[19].names[55]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Кінський каштан звичайний — results[19].names[56]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Каштан білий — results[19].names[57]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • fehér vadgesztenye — results[19].names[58]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Koca At Kestanesi — results[19].names[59]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Castanwydd y Meirch — results[19].names[60]; taxon id 84298; Aesculus hippocastanum.
[4] Aesculus hippocastanum — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Common horse chestnut — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Common Horsechestnut — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • European Horsechestnut — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Aesculus hippocastanum.
  • Horsechestnut — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(4); heading: Common Name(s):; Aesculus hippocastanum.
[5] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • horse chestnut — Page 2, column 1, row top 277 pt; common-name cell after Aesculus hippocastanum.; Aesculus hippocastanum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Aesculus hippocastanum is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Sapindaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Mature height
15.24–22.86 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Mature spread
12.19–21.34 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

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Plant habit
Erect; Oval; Rounded

NC State Extension profile.

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Growth rate
Medium

NC State Extension profile.

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Foliage
Deciduous

NC State Extension profile.

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Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

NC State Extension profile.

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Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage

NC State Extension profile.

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Reported wildlife attraction
Listed as attracting: bees, hummingbirds.

NC State Extension profile. Broad wildlife categories; this does not establish flower visits by a named bee species or quantify nectar and pollen.

Sources [2]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Aesculus hippocastanum in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [3]
Native range
C. Balkan Pen. to Türkiye.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a tree. It flowers from May to June.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Aesculus hippocastanum — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1926706; ID 65BKZ; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1926706; ID 65BKZ; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Aesculus hippocastanum — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Mature heightMature spreadPlant habitGrowth rateFoliageLightMoisture and drainageReported wildlife attraction
    Relevant sections
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Foliage: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Reported wildlife attraction: Attracts

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 1, entry Aesculus hippocastanum (top 277 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Aesculus hippocastanum — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 367280; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1142492, 1142493, 1142494, 1142497, 1142502, 1142504

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.