chinkapin oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

Summary 2

The Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) is an oak in the white oak group (Quercus sect. Quercus). It is native to eastern North America, from Vermont and southern Ontario west to Iowa, south to northwest Florida and eastern Texas, with disjunct populations in west Texas and southeast New Mexico, and eastern Mexico from Coahuila south to Hidalgo. It is occasionally seen outside its native range with examples at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Raleigh, North Carolina and Lake Worth,...

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iNat Map

Leaves simple
Habitat moisture dry
Temperature preference warm valleys/south slopes