PLANTS Profile for Castanea pumila var. pumila (chinkapin)

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PLANTS Profile

Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. pumila
chinkapin

Symbol:

CAPUP3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fagaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. pumila

©Jeff McMillian. Courtesy of Almost Eden. United States, LA. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. pumila

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Synonyms:
Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. pumila

	CAAL10	Castanea alnifolia Nutt.
	CAALF	Castanea alnifolia Nutt. var. floridana Sarg.
	CAAS4	Castanea ashei (Sudw.) Sudw.
	CAFL25	Castanea floridana (Sarg.) Ashe
	CAPUA	Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. ashei Sudw.
	CAPUM3	Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. margarettiae Ashe

Distribution:
Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. pumila


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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. var. pumila

View 6 genera in Fagaceae, 6 species in Castanea, 2 varieties in Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.

Classification:
Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. pumila

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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
Variety	Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. pumila – chinkapin

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

The related entities italicized and indented below are 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:
Castanea pumila
Allegheny chinkapin		Threatened
New Jersey:
Castanea pumila
chinquapin		Endangered

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527191.

Time Generated: 10/28/2008 02:15 AM MDT