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Dwarf chinkapin oak

As suggested by its botanical species name, dwarf chinkapin oak resembles chestnut oak . However, it is more closely related to chinkapin oak . Indeed, the two are sometimes considered as conspecific, in which case the larger chinkapin oak is classed as a variety of Quercus prinoides because the dwarf form was described first. The two may be disguished by differences in habit and habitat .

Quercus prinoides, commonly known as dwarf chinkapin (also spelled "chinquapin") oak, dwarf chestnut oak or scrub chestnut oak, is a native of eastern North America, ranging from Massachusetts to Minnesota in the north and North Carolina to Oklahoma in the south. It also occurs in the Carolinian forest zone of southern Ontario. As suggested by its botanical species name, dwarf chinkapin oak resembles chestnut oak (Quercus prinus). However, it is more closely related to chinkapin oak (Quercus muhlenbergii). More

"The debate over whether Quercus prinoides is distinct from Q . muhlenbergii has continued for most of the last century. More

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