21,942 observationsCritically Endangered
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Fagales ›Family: Fagaceae ›Genus: Castanea
About
The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a large, monoecious deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. Before the species was devastated by the chestnut blight, a fungal disease, it was one of the most important forest trees throughout its range, and was considered the finest chestnut tree in the world. It is estimated that between 3 and 4 billion American chestnut trees were destroyed in the first half of the 20th century...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of American chestnut is Castanea dentata.
- American chestnut belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- American chestnut belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- American chestnut belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- American chestnut belongs to the order Fagales.
- American chestnut belongs to the family Fagaceae.
- American chestnut belongs to the genus Castanea.