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Fagaceae
Castanea

not marked as a favorite taxon 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: New Jersey, s. Pennsylvania, n. Kentucky, and s. Missouri, south to c. peninsular Florida and se. Texas. Riley, Vincent, & Widrlechner (2020) removed C. pumila from Ohio's flora.

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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 ⓘ: = Chap, Fl2, FNA3, K4, NE, NY, Pa, POWO, Tat, Tn, Va, WH3; = Castanea pumila (Linnaeus) P. Miller var. pumila — Ar, C, K1, Mo3, NS, Johnson (1988); > Castanea alnifolia Nuttall — S; > Castanea alnifolia Nuttall var. alnifolia — RAB, Tx; > Castanea alnifolia Nuttall var. floridana Sarg. — RAB, Tx; > Castanea ashei (Sudw.) Sudw. — S; > Castanea floridana (Sarg.) Ashe — S; > Castanea margaretiae W.W. Ashe; > Castanea nana Muhlenberg — S13; > Castanea neglecta Dode — F; > Castanea pumila (Linnaeus) P. Miller — G, S, S13, W; > Castanea pumila (Linnaeus) P. Miller var. ashei Sudw. — F, RAB, Tx; > Castanea pumila (Linnaeus) P. Miller var. margarettae W.W. Ashe; > Castanea pumila (Linnaeus) P. Miller var. pumila — F, RAB, Tx. Basionym: Fagus pumila L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Castanea pumila - FNA3

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image #1 of Castanea pumila© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Castanea pumila© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Castanea pumila© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Castanea pumila© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Castanea pumila© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Castanea pumila© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷

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native range: eastern United States