Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Aesculus spp. (Buckeye) [Hippocastanaceae]
(observations are from Martin et al. and Wilhelm & Rericha)
Mammals
Sciuridae: Sciurus carolinensis (Gray Squirrel) [spreads nuts to new locations] WR2017; Sciurus niger (Fox Squirrel) [nuts comprise 2-5% of the diet in Ohio during fall & winter & spring; spreads nuts to new locations] MZN1951 WR2017