OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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