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Quercus michauxii Nutt.

Chestnut oak

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassRosidaeRoses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
OrderFagalesBirch, she-oak, beech, walnut, bayberry, others
FamilyFagaceaeBeech familhy
GenusQuercusLatin for “oak”
Speciesmichauxii

About plant names...

Chestnut oaks are natives of the eastern United States.

Identification: Trees reach about 80′ (24 m). Leaves are 4-9″ (10-22 cm) long, narrow, with many small, rounded indentations rather than lobes. Acorns are 1-1½″ (2.5-3.8 cm) long, bright chestnut brown, with a thin, warty cap that covers about a third of the nut. See the Quercus comparison table.

Online References:

Www.carolinanature.com

The Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation

Wikipedia

The USDA Forest Service's Silvics of North America site

The University of Florida Environmental Horticulture site

The University of Connecticut Plant Database

The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database

Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants

Quercus michauxii (chestnut oak)

5/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 17 × 12″ (44 × 29 cm) ID is uncertain

Quercus michauxii (chestnut oak)

5/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 14″ (23 × 35 cm) ID is uncertain

Quercus michauxii (chestnut oak)

10/2/2010 · Raymondskill Falls, Delaware Water Gap National Recr, Penn­syl­vania · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

Quercus michauxii (chestnut oak)

7/4/2011 · Mike and Ellen’s, Milford, Penn­syl­vania · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

Quercus houstoniana C.H. Mull.

Quercus prinus L. p.p., nom. utique rej.

 

Quercus michauxii description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 29 Jul 2023.

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Quercus michauxii (chestnut oak)

10/2/2010 · Raymondskill Falls, Delaware Water Gap National Recr, Penn­syl­vania · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

Quercus michauxii (chestnut oak)

10/2/2010 · Raymondskill Falls, Delaware Water Gap National Recr, Penn­syl­vania · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

Quercus michauxii (chestnut oak)

10/2/2010 · Hackers Trail, Cliff Park, Delaware Water Gap National Recr, Penn­syl­vania · ≈ 14 × 9″ (35 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain

Quercus michauxii (chestnut oak)

10/2/2010 · Hackers Trail, Cliff Park, Delaware Water Gap National Recr, Penn­syl­vania · ≈ 6 × 9″ (15 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain

Quercus michauxii (chestnut oak)

9/19/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

Quercus michauxii (chestnut oak)

7/4/2011 · Mike and Ellen’s, Milford, Penn­syl­vania · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain

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