Castanea pumila (Linnaeus) P. Miller. Common name: Common Chinquapin. Phenology: May-Jul; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Xeric forests and woodlands, generally in fire-maintained habitats. Distribution: NJ, s. PA, n. KY, and s. MO, south to c. peninsular FL and se. TX. Riley, Vincent, & Widrlechner (2020) removed C. pumila from OH's flora.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Some of the taxa previously recognized at specific or varietal rank may indeed warrant taxonomic recognition, but results are preliminary (J. Shaw, pers. comm., 2019).
Other Comments: Castanea pumila is relatively resistant to chestnut blight.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl2, FNA3, K4, NE, NY, Pa, POWO, Tat, Tn, Va, WH3; = Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. pumila — Ar, C, Mo3, NS, Johnson (1988); > Castanea alnifolia Nutt. — S; > Castanea alnifolia Nutt. var. alnifolia — RAB, Tx; > Castanea alnifolia Nutt. var. floridana Sarg. — RAB, Tx; > Castanea ashei (Sudw.) Sudw. — S; > Castanea floridana (Sarg.) Ashe — S; > Castanea margaretiae Ashe; > Castanea nana Muhl. — S13; > Castanea neglecta Dode — F; > Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. — G, S, S13, W; > Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. ashei Sudw. — F, RAB, Tx; > Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. margarettae Ashe; > Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. pumila — F, RAB, Tx; Fagus pumila Linnaeus. Basionym: Fagus pumila L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Castanea pumila - FNA3
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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