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Common Name:
American Chestnut
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Castanea dentata FAMILY: Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Castanea dentata FAMILY: Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Castanea dentata 055-02-001 FAMILY: Fagaceae
Habitat: Mesic and xeric forests
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Common Chinquapin, Chinkapin, Allegheny Chinquapin
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Castanea pumila FAMILY: Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Castanea pumila var. pumila FAMILY: Fagaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Castanea pumila var. pumila 055-02-002 & 003 FAMILY: Fagaceae
Habitat: Xeric forests and woodlands, generally in fire-maintained habitats
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Japanese Chestnut
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Castanea crenata FAMILY: Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Castanea crenata FAMILY: Fagaceae
Habitat: Cultivated, and persisting
Non-native: Japan & Korea
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Common Name:
Chinese Chestnut
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Castanea mollissima FAMILY: Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Castanea mollissima FAMILY: Fagaceae
Habitat: Forests
Rare, widely planted and sometimes naturalizing
Non-native: China
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Common Name:
Spanish Chestnut, European Chestnut
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Castanea sativa FAMILY: Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Castanea sativa FAMILY: Fagaceae
Habitat: Planted and perhaps locally naturalizing
Waif(s)
Non-native
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