3,137 observations
Allegheny Chinquapin
Castanea pumila
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Fagales ›Family: Fagaceae ›Genus: Castanea
About
Castanea pumila, commonly known as the Allegheny chinquapin, American chinquapin (from the Powhatan) or dwarf chestnut, is a species of chestnut native to the southeastern United States. The native range is from Maryland and extreme southern New Jersey and southeast Pennsylvania south to central Florida, west to eastern Texas, and north to southern Missouri and Kentucky. The plant's habitat is dry sandy and rocky uplands and ridges mixed with oak and hickory to 1000 m elevation....
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Allegheny Chinquapin is Castanea pumila.
- Allegheny Chinquapin belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Allegheny Chinquapin belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Allegheny Chinquapin belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- Allegheny Chinquapin belongs to the order Fagales.
- Allegheny Chinquapin belongs to the family Fagaceae.
- Allegheny Chinquapin belongs to the genus Castanea.