Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm.

Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak

Synonyms: Quercus acuminata, Quercus prinoides var. acuminata, Quercus prinus var. acuminata

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Fagaceae

Genus: Quercus

Species: Quercus muehlenbergii

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
MA - State Threatened
VT - Uncommon (state rank: S3 (Vulnerable))
MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Quercus muehlenbergii

ASSOCIATED SPECIES

Associated Species	Type of Associate	Reference
Philonix fulvicollis (An Oak Gall Wasp)	Gall maker	BugGuide

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