Quercus prinoides Willd.

Dwarf Chinquapin Oak, Dwarf Chestnut Oak

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Fagaceae

Genus: Quercus

Species: Quercus prinoides

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
NH - State Watch
RI - Concern
VT - State Endangered
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Important)
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (Medium Priority)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

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

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Quercus prinoides

ASSOCIATED SPECIES

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

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