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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Castanea pumila
FAMILY
Fagaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Castanea pumila var. pumila
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Castanea pumila
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-02-002 & 003:
Castanea pumila var. pumila FAMILY Fagaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Castanea alnifolia var. alnifolia
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Castanea alnifolia var. floridana
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Castanea pumila var. ashei
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Castanea alnifolia
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Castanea ashei
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Castanea floridana
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Castanea pumila
COMMON NAME:
Common Chinquapin, Chinkapin, Allegheny Chinquapin
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934); illustration by F.A. Michaux dcp34_p27
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_264
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_265
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_pumila_1
May Harris County GA
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_pumila_7
May Harris County GA
Bark light red-brown, shallowly furrowed, with flattened plates, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Dan Whitten sdw_053121_chinquapin
May Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
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Alan S. Weakley asw_10231836660515505
June
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JK Marlow jkm060601_001
June Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5861
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5863
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
Hairs usually conspicuous on twigs & leaf undersides, at least early, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5875
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5876
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
Staminate flowers in upright catkins 4-6" long; pistillate inconspicuous, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm140726_144
July Greenville County SC
Palmetto Trail: Saluda Mountains Passage
Twigs slender, gray, woolly pubescent when young, becoming glabrous, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm140726_146
July Greenville County SC
Palmetto Trail: Saluda Mountains Passage
Leaves mostly 3-5" long, teeth often tipped with a short bristle, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Will Stuart wil_9631715432_b
August Haywood County NC
Fruit husk spines and leaf petioles are usually less than 1cm long, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_pumila_lrc_9705_3
September
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_pumila_lrc_9705_7
September
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JK Marlow s071016_a
October Oconee County SC
Leaves whitish & velvety below, short-pointed, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Castanea pumila
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Castanea pumila var. pumila
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Castanea pumila
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 055-02-002 & 003:
Castanea pumila var. pumila
FAMILY
Fagaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Castanea alnifolia var. alnifolia
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Castanea alnifolia var. floridana
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Castanea pumila var. ashei
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Castanea alnifolia
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Castanea ashei
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Castanea floridana
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Castanea pumila
287
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Xeric forests and woodlands, generally in fire-maintained habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy-white
4-6 sepals
Petals absent
12(-18) stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual
Flowers in catkins
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Nut
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p330
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p076
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p055
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p153
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p232
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p152
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p060
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p45
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p092
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