Quercus montana

Quercus montana, Mount Logan Natural Area of Bald Eagle State Forest, Pennsylvania

Quercus montana, Weiser State Forest, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Quercus montana

Name

Quercus montana Willd., 1805

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Quercus prinus var. lata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 356 (1789).
  • Quercus prinus var. oblongata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 356 (1789).
  • Quercus rubra var. montana Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 358 (1789), nom. illeg.
  • Quercus prinus var. monticola Michx., Hist. Chênes Amér. 5(2): 7 (1801).
  • Quercus prinus var. palustris Michx., Hist. Chênes Amér. 5(1): 6 (1801).
  • Quercus pumila Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 196 (1803), nom. illeg.
  • Quercus carpinifolia Raf., Alsogr. Amer.: 21 (1838).
  • Quercus granulata Raf., Alsogr. Amer.: 21 (1838).
  • Quercus longifolia Raf., Alsogr. Amer.: 21 (1838).
  • Quercus versicolor Raf., Alsogr. Amer.: 20 (1838).
  • Quercus castanea G.B.Emers., Trees Massach.: 137 (1846), nom. illeg.
  • Quercus monticola G.Kirchn. in E.A.Petzold & G.Kirchner, Arbor. Muscav.: 644 (1864).
  • Quercus carolineana Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 85 (1891).
  • Quercus prinus f. viridis Trel., Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci. 20: 110 (1924).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Quercus montana Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1805. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 4, pars 1. pp. [1]–629. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 4(1):440.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. & Frodin, D. 1998. World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales (Betulaceae, Corylaceae, Fagaceae and Ticodendraceae). VIII + 408 p. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-900347-46-6. Reference page. 
• Herkert, J.R. & Ebinger, J.E. (eds.) (2002). Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: status and distribution 1: 1-161. Endangered species protection board, Springfield, Illinois.
• Smith, M. & Parker, N. (2005). Quercus montana (Fagaceae), new to Missouri Sida 21: 1921-1922.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quercus montana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 02. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quercus montana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Quercus montana. Published online. Accessed: Jul 02 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Quercus montana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Quercus montana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 02. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Quercus montana. Accessed: 02 Jul 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Quercus montana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
• IUCN: Quercus montana Willd.  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Chestnut Oak

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