Chinquapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)
Description
“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: shoots, leaves Quercus muehlenbergii,the chinkapin oak (or chinquapin oak),is an oak in the white oak group (Quercus sect.Quercus).The species was often called Quercus acuminata in older literature.Quercus muehlenbergii,(its specific epithet often misspelt muhlenbergii) is native to eastern and central North America,ranging from Vermont west to Wisconsin and south to South Carolina,western Florida,New Mexico,and northeastern Mexico from Coahuila south to Hidalgo.Chinkapin oak is monoecious in flowering habit;flowers emerge in April to late May or early June. The staminate flowers are borne in catkins that develop from the leaf axils of the previous year,and the pistillate flowers develop from the axils of the current year's leaves.The fruit,an acorn or nut,is borne singly or in pairs,matures in 1 year,and ripens in September or October.About half of the acorn is enclosed in a thin cup and is chestnut brown to nearly black.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Fagales
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Family: Fagaceae
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Genus: Quercus
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