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Castanea ozarkensis

Ashe

Ozark Chinquapin

GNRUnranked Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1287658
Element CodePDFAG01080
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFagales
FamilyFagaceae
GenusCastanea
Synonyms
Castanea pumila var. ozarkensis(Ashe) Tucker
Concept Reference
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for the narrow treatment of Castanea ozarkensis, excluding C. alabamensis as a distinct species, as recognized in Weakley et al. (2023). FNA (1997, vol. 3) includes C. alabamensis in C. ozarkensis; Kartesz (1994, 1999) includes it in C. pumila vr. ozarkensis.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArkansasSNRYes
OklahomaS2Yes
MissouriS2Yes
LouisianaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (7)
Arkansas (7)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainOuachita National Forest9,755
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Devils CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,877
Dismal CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest9,160
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Richland CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest571
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.