Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) | View Observations
Quercus muehlenbergii, the chinkapin oak (or chinquapin oak), is an oak in the white oak group (Quercus sect. Quercus). The species was often called Quercus acuminata in older literature. Quercus muehlenbergii, (its specific epithet often misspelt muhlenbergii) is native to eastern and central North America, ranging from Vermont west to Wisconsin and south to South Carolina, western Florida, New Mexico, and northeastern Mexico from Co
Other Names: Quercus prinoides acuminata, Quercus prinuss acuminata, Quercus rubra muehlenbergii, Quercus castanea, Quercus acuminata, Gelbe Eiche
Big Pine...Woodbine | View Observations
Big Pine Creek is strategically located near the Texas/Oklahoma border. It is one of the few places where Woodbine Formation sandstone and glauconite outcrop in a streambed. The forest composition is unusual, with Quercus muehlenbergii and Acer saccharinum. The site promises to be a rich source o...
