Flora of the Southeastern United States

Quercus prinoides Willdenow. Common name: Dwarf Chinquapin Oak. Phenology: Apr; Aug-Sep (of the same year). Habitat: Xeric upland glades, barrens, and woodlands, on clay soils derived from mafic, ultramafic, or calcareous rocks or in sandy acidic soils, generally in sites which naturally burned rather frequently. Distribution: MA and s. MI south to NC, Panhandle FL (L. Anderson, pers.comm., 2021), OK, and TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: Fire suppression in the sites where this rare stoloniferous shrub oak occurs has nearly or entirely extirpated it from much of our area.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, FNA3, GrPl, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W; = n/a — Fl2, Il; = Quercus prinoides Willd. var. prinoides — G; > Quercus prinoides Willd. var. prinoides — F; > Quercus prinoides Willd. var. rufescens Rehder — F. Basionym: Quercus prinoides Willd. 1801

Links to other floras: = Quercus prinoides - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
• Great Plains: UPL
• Midwest: FACU
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 8