Quercus muehlenbergii

"Ruth" a Chinquapin White Oak Tree

Quercus muehlenbergii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:
Q. muehlenbergii
Binomial name
Quercus muehlenbergii
Natural range
Synonyms[3][4]
List
  • Quercus muhlenbergii Engelm.[2]
  • Quercus mühlenbergii Engelm.
  • Quercus acuminata (Michx.) Sarg.
  • Quercus acuminata var. alexanderiFarw.
  • Quercus alexanderi Britton
  • Quercus brayi Small
  • Quercus castanea Muhl.
  • Quercus castanea var. macrophylla Hampton
  • Quercus muehlenbergii f. alexanderi (Britton) Trel.
  • Quercus muehlenbergii var. alexanderi (Farw.) Farw.
  • Quercus muehlenbergii var. brayi (Small) Sarg.
  • Quercus prinoides var. acuminata (Michx.) Gleason
  • Quercus prinoides f. alexanderi (Britton) Steyerm.
  • Quercus prinus var. acuminata Michx.
  • Quercus rubra var. muehlenbergii (Engelm.) Wenz.
  • Quercus sentenelensis C.H.Mull.

Quercus muehlenbergii, the chinquapin (or chinkapin) oak, is a deciduous species of tree in the white oak group (Quercus sect. Quercus). The species was often called Quercus acuminata in older literature. Quercus muehlenbergii (often misspelled as muhlenbergii) is native to eastern and central North America. It ranges from Vermont to Minnesota, south to the Florida panhandle, and west to New Mexico in the United States.[5] In Canada it is only found in southern Ontario, and in Mexico it ranges from Coahuila south to Hidalgo.[2]

  1. ^ Kenny, L.; Wenzell, K.; Jerome, D. (2017). "Quercus muehlenbergii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T194202A111279204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T194202A111279204.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Quercus muehlenbergii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ "Quercus muehlenbergii". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  4. ^ "Quercus muehlenbergii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  5. ^ "Quercus muehlenbergii". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.