Dwarf Chinquapin Oak

Quercus prinoides Willd. - Beech family

Size

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Bombus; Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Dwarf Chinquapin Oak: Anisota senatoria, Cameraria hamadryadella, Catocala amica, Hemileuca maia maia, Lymantria dispar, Melipotis jucunda, Neurobathra strigifinitella, Paleacrita vernata, Phyllonorycter basistrigella, Phyllonorycter fitchella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
  • CAN:  Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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.