PLANTS Profile for Castanea mollissima (Chinese chestnut)

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Castanea mollissima Blume
Chinese chestnut

Symbol:

CAMO83

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fagaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. China, Chihli. Usage Requirements.

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Images:
Castanea mollissima Blume

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Synonyms:
Castanea mollissima Blume

	CABU11	Castanea bungeana Blume
	CAFO9	Castanea formosana (Hayata) Hayata

Distribution:
Castanea mollissima Blume


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, DC, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, NC, PA, RI, TN)

Related Taxa:
Castanea mollissima Blume

View 6 genera in Fagaceae, 6 species in Castanea

Classification:
Castanea mollissima Blume

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Fagales
Family	Fagaceae – Beech family
Genus	Castanea Mill. – chestnut
Species	Castanea mollissima Blume – Chinese chestnut

Introduced Information:
Castanea mollissima Blume

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Castanea mollissima Blume

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow	Low		Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Castanea mollissima Blume

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501318.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/25/2008 12:54 AM MDT