Chinquapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. - Beech familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 110.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Features
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown
Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Bombus; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Chinquapin Oak: Anisota finlaysoni, Antaeotricha osseella, Erynnis horatius, Hemileuca maia maia, Hyalophora cecropia, Phyllonorycter aeriferella, Pococera expandens, Psilocorsis quercicella
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- MEX: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast
- CAN: Ontario
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.