Quercus muehlenbergii Engelmann

Locations ofQuercus muehlenbergii Engelmann in Virginia

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Detail

Family
Fagaceae
Botanical Name
Quercus muehlenbergii Engelmann
Common Name
Chinquapin Oak, Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Oak
Synonym(s)
Quercus muhlenbergii Engelm. (orthographic variant)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm.
Comments
Habitat
Dry to mesic upland forests and rocky woodlands, usually on soils weathered from calcareous or mafic rock; restricted to shell-rich, calcareous soils in the Coastal Plain; east of the mountains also scattered in rich, well-drained alluvial forests, especially on high levees and river banks. Common in limestone and dolostone districts of the mountains; infrequent elsewhere in the mountains and Piedmont; infrequent to rare in the Coastal Plain.
Native Status
Native

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