Introductory
SPECIES: Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinkapin Oak 



ABBREVIATION : 
QUEMUE

SYNONYMS : 
   Quercus prinoides Willd. var. acuminata (Michx.) Gleason


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   QUMU


COMMON NAMES : 
   chinkapin oak
   chinquapin oak
   yellow chestnut oak
   chestnut oak
   rock chestnut oak
   rock oak
   yellow oak


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of chinkapin oak is Quercus
muehlenbergii Engelm. [36].  Many authorities recognize this species
under an alternate spelling, Q. muhlenbergii Engelm. [31].  Chinkapin
oak is a member of the white oak subgenus or section (Lepidobalanus) [9]
and is placed within the chestnut oak subsection (Prinoideae Trelease)
[44].  Two forms have been delineated on the basis of leaf and nut
morphology [23].  A form characterized by wide leaves has been
identified as Q. muehlenbergii f. alexanderi (Britton) Trel. [75].

Chinkapin oak hybridizes with many other oak species, including bur oak
(Q.  macrocarpa), white oak (Q. alba), Gambel oak (Q. gambelii), dwarf
chinkapin oak, Q. x deamii, Q. x introgressa, and Q. bicolor x prinoides
[36,40].  Hybridization with gray oak (Q. grisea) and swamp white oak
(Q. bicolor) is suspected [68,69].  Q. x deamii (=Q. fallax) is probably
a hybrid of chinkapin oak and white oak or chinkapin oak and bur oak
[7,23].  Q. introgressa may be a natural hybrid of chinkapin oak and
dwarf chinkapin oak.  Introgressants and hybrid swarms between chinkapin
oak and dwarf chinkapin oak are common [68].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein, April 1991


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tirmenstein, D. A. 1991. Quercus muehlenbergii. In: Remainder of Citation

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