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Taxon
Castanea pumila
Common name:
Allegheny chinkapin, dwarf chestnut
Family:
Fagaceae (beech family)
Synonym:
Castanea alnifolia
Distribution:
s.e. North America
Habitat:
Forest, open woods, forest understory, dry sandy and wet sandy barrens
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Links:
•
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)
•
USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture
Locations
1:
AZA: BD14
(BD14)
• Accession: D2013-0584.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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