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Quercus muehlenbergii
Chinkapin Oak, Chinquapin Oak
Origin: (Southern Ontario) Canada, (eastern and central) United States of America and north-eastern Mexico.
| Family |
| Fagaceae |
| Genus |
| Quercus |
| Species |
| muehlenbergii |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| Height |
| 15-24 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| ID Characteristic |
| The leaf base is typically more rounded. The veins and sinuses are regular. Acorns on short stalks and turn chestnut brown in autumn. The leafs have sharp teeth but no bristles. |
| Habitat |
| Dry areas at an altitude of 0-2,300 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Scaly, thin and light grey with reddish twigs. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Globose and brown, 2-4 cm. |
| Leaf Description |
| Oboval to oblanceolate, thick, 8-13 lobes, glossy green and glabrescent with a whitish-green underside, a broad midrib and cuneate base, 6-20 x 4-9 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| The monoecious staminate flowers are borne in catkins that develop from the leaf axils of the previous year, and the pistillate flowers develop from the axils of the current year's leaves. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruit, an acorn or nut, is borne singly or in pairs, matures in 1 year, and ripens in September or October. About half of the acorn is enclosed in a thin cup and is chestnut brown to nearly black. |
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