Husk mostly smooth, sometimes with warts or slight spines
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Husk smooth, about 1" to 2" in diameter, containing one to three shiny brown nuts, each about 1" in diameter
Red Buckeye
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Husk usually somewhat larger, about 2" in diameter, usually containing two nuts, each nut about 1" to 1 1/2" in diameter
Yellow Buckeye
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