Botanical Basic Data of Horse chestnut:Aesculus hippocastanum Family: Horse chestnuts are classified in the division Magnoliophyta,class Magnoliopsida,order Sapindales, family Hippocastanallae.
Names Differentiation: Do not confuse with its North American relative Aesculusglabra, Buckeye.
Habitat: Native to Northern Asia but widely cultivated, common in Britain.
Collection: The ripe chestnuts should be gathered as they fall from the trees in September
Part Used: The fruit, that is the Horse Chestnut itself.