Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Castanea crenata
FAMILY
Fagaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Castanea crenata
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Castanea crenata
COMMON NAME:
Japanese Chestnut
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October Oconee County SC
Finely serrate, veins ending on teeth, often reduced to bristlelike points, per Flora of China.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Castanea crenata
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Castanea crenata
FAMILY
Fagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Castanea crenata
2015
Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Cultivated, and persisting, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Japan & Korea
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy-white
4-6 sepals
Petals absent
12(-18) stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual
Flowers in catkins
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Nut
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