Name: Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. 1887
Synonyms:
acuminata (Michx.) Sarg. 1895
alexanderi Britt. 1901
brayi Small 1901
castanea Muhl. 1801, nom. illeg., not Née
muehlenbergii var. brayi (Small) Fang 1918
prinoides var. acuminata (Michx.) Gleason 1952
prinoides var. alexanderi (Britt.) Steyerm. 1960
prinus Coulter
prinus L. var. acuminata Michx.1801
rubra var. muehlenbergii (Engelm.) Wenz. 1884
Local Names:
Chinkapin oak
Chinquapin oak
Cellow chestnut oak
Chestnut oak
Rock chestnut oak
Rock oak
Yellow oak
Acorn: acorn
1.2-2 cm long; sesille or nearly so; singly or paired; enclosed 1/2 by scaly
cup; dark brown to black; maturing in 1 year; cotyledons distinct (3)
Leaves: 6-20
x 4-9 cm; oboval to oblanceolate; thick; apex acuminate; base cuneate; 8-13 shallow
lobes each side, pointed but not spinny; shiny green, glabrescent above; whitish
green, hairy beneath (scattered stellate hairs); broad midrib; petiole yellow,
hairless,1-3 cm long (3)
Range: Widely distributed throughout eastern and central North America, local and disjunct population in Texas, New Mexico and northeastern Mexico.
States:
AL AR CT DE FL GA IL IN IA KS KY LA MD MA MI MN MS MO NE NJ
NM NY NC OH OK PA RI SC TN TX VT VA WV WI ON MEXICO
References:
(1) USDA Plant Database - Quercus muehlenbergii
(2) US Forestry Service - Quercus muehlenbergii
(3) Oaks of the World - Quercus muehlenbergii
Additional information and links on the genus Quercus:
Plants List: Quercus
Oaks of The World
Quercus images on Google
Oak images on Google
List of genus Quercus and subgenus Cyclobalanopsis
USDA Plant List Search: (Type Quercus)
eFlora - Quercus
