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US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Profile for Quercus prinus (chestnut oak) | USDA PLANTS You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly / Plug-Ins Name Search PLANTS Profile State Search Quercus prinus L. Advanced Search Search Help chestnut oak Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. Symbol: QUPR2 Alternative Crops More Group: Dicot Information: Characteristics Family: Fagaceae ● Characteristics Classification Duration: Perennial ● Classification Growth Tree ● Source & Culturally Significant Habit: Reference Distribution Update Native L48 N Status: Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage 30,000+ Plant Images Requirements. Submit Your Digital Images Complete PLANTS Checklist http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUPR2 (1 of 5)2/15/2008 3:41:49 PM PLANTS Profile for Quercus prinus (chestnut oak) | USDA PLANTS State PLANTS Checklist Images: Quercus prinus L. Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Quercus thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec Synonyms: PLANTS Links Quercus prinus L. QUMO4 Quercus montana Willd. Distribution: Quercus prinus L. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUPR2 (2 of 5)2/15/2008 3:41:49 PM PLANTS Profile for Quercus prinus (chestnut oak) | USDA PLANTS View Native Status See US county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the state links below: AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUPR2 (3 of 5)2/15/2008 3:41:49 PM PLANTS Profile for Quercus prinus (chestnut oak) | USDA PLANTS Related Taxa: Quercus prinus L. View 6 genera in Fagaceae, 206 species in Quercus Classification: Quercus prinus L. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report. Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Hamamelididae Order Fagales Family Fagaceae – Beech family Genus Quercus L. – oak Species Quercus prinus L. – chestnut oak Threatened and Endangered Information: Quercus prinus L. The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. Illinois: Quercus montana Willd. rock chestnut oak Threatened Maine: Quercus montana Willd. chestnut oak Threatened Wetland Indicator Status: Quercus prinus L. Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H UPL,FACU- UPL UPL FACU- NO NO UPL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUPR2 (4 of 5)2/15/2008 3:41:49 PM PLANTS Profile for Quercus prinus (chestnut oak) | USDA PLANTS More Accounts and Images: Quercus prinus L. View photographs from CalPhotos. View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA). View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19398. View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network. View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium. Related Web Sites: Quercus prinus L. Silvics of North America Time Generated: 02/15/2008 04:36 PM MST PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUPR2 (5 of 5)2/15/2008 3:41:49 PM.
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