PLANTS Profile for Castanea dentata (American chestnut)

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Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American chestnut

Symbol:

CADE12

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fagaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Usage Requirements.

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Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.

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Synonyms:
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.

CAAM29

Castanea americana (Michx.) Raf.

Distribution:
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.


View Native Status

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

Related Taxa:
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.

View 6 genera in Fagaceae, 6 species in Castanea

Classification:
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.

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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
Species	Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. – American chestnut

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
American chestnut		Endangered
Maine:
American chestnut		Special Concern
Michigan:
American chestnut		Endangered
Tennessee:
American chestnut		Special Concern

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Minor		Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19454.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 02/11/2009 09:13 AM MST