PLANTS Profile for Castanea (chestnut)

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PLANTS Profile

Castanea Mill.
chestnut

Symbol:

CASTA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fagaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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L.F. Kellogg. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from US Forest Service. United States, OH, Ashland Co., Clark Fork State Forest. 1930. Usage Requirements.

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Images:
Castanea Mill.

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Distribution:
Castanea Mill.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Castanea Mill.

View 6 genera in Fagaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Castanea crenata Siebold & Zucc.. .

Castanea crenata
Japanese chestnut

Distribution of Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.. . Image Available.

Castanea dentata
American chestnut

Distribution of Castanea mollissima Blume. . Image Available.

Castanea mollissima
Chinese chestnut

Castanea ×neglecta

Distribution of Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.. . Image Available.

Castanea pumila
chinkapin

Distribution of Castanea sativa Mill.. .

Castanea sativa
European chestnut

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Castanea Mill.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Fagales
Family	Fagaceae – Beech family
Genus	Castanea Mill. – chestnut

More Accounts and Images:
Castanea Mill.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19451.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 03:25 PM CDT