NameThatPlant.net: Castanea crenata

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Castanea crenata FAMILY Fagaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Castanea crenata FAMILY Fagaceae

COMMON NAME:
Japanese Chestnut

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Castanea crenata FAMILY Fagaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Castanea crenata FAMILY Fagaceae

2015

Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Cultivated, and persisting, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Japan & Korea

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy-white
4-6 sepals
Petals absent
12(-18) stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual

Flowers in catkins

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Nut

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