PLANTS Profile for Castanea pumila (chinkapin)

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PLANTS Profile

Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.
chinkapin

Symbol:

CAPU9

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fagaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, GA, Savannah. Usage Requirements.

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Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.

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Distribution:
Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.

View 6 genera in Fagaceae, 6 species in Castanea or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Castanea pumila var. ozarkensis
Ozark chinkapin

Castanea pumila var. pumila
chinkapin

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.

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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 pumila (L.) Mill. – chinkapin

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
Allegheny chinkapin		Threatened
New Jersey:
chinquapin		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, 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 19457.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.

AL-Alabama Forestry Commission Fact Sheet

AL-Auburn University Horticulture

American Chestnut Growers Foundation

CT-Identification of American Chestnut Trees

Forestry Images

LA-Louisiana Ecosystems and Plant Identification

NC-Trees of the Maritime Forest (NCSU)

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

TN-University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chestnut Links

TX-Native Tree Photo Gallery (TAMU)

TX-Texas Native Trees (223+)

UK-Plants For A Future

USDI FWS-BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology Fact Sheet

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 05:59 AM MDT