Quercus muehlenbergiiEngelm.

chinkapin oak

WFO wfo-0000292088 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h

Quercus muehlenbergii, photographed by Jeff Clark
fig. a Jeff Clark, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-04 / obs. 203343475
Quercus muehlenbergii, photographed by Mac Post
fig. b Mac Post, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 193026139
Quercus muehlenbergii, photographed by Tom Field
fig. c Tom Field, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 169023217
Quercus muehlenbergii, photographed by Tom Field
fig. d Tom Field, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 168998094
Quercus muehlenbergii, photographed by saltyhiker
fig. e saltyhiker, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 159273021
Quercus muehlenbergii, photographed by Cliff Tyllick
fig. f Cliff Tyllick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 168187777
Quercus muehlenbergii, photographed by Kane Sandoval
fig. g Kane Sandoval, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 159643161
Quercus muehlenbergii, photographed by Yann Kemper
fig. h Yann Kemper, CC0 1.0 / obs. 156775076

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Also published as 15 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Quercus acuminata (Michx.) Sarg.
  • Quercus acuminata var. alexandri Farw.
  • Quercus alexanderi Britton
  • Quercus brayi Small
  • Quercus castanea Muhl.
  • Quercus castanea var. macrophylla Hampton
  • Quercus muehlenbergii f. alexanderi (Britton) Trel.
  • Quercus muehlenbergii f. muehlenbergii
  • Quercus muehlenbergii var. alexandri Farw.
  • Quercus muehlenbergii var. brayi (Small) Sarg.
  • Quercus prinoides f. alexanderi (Britton) Steyerm.
  • Quercus prinoides var. acuminata (Michx.) Gleason
  • Quercus prinus var. acuminata Michx.
  • Quercus rubra var. muehlenbergii Wenz.
  • Quercus sentenelensis C.H.Mull.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.

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