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Castanea pumila Mill.

Fagaceae

MC ME North America (USA: Illinois to Massachusetts, Texas to Florida)

MC ME

xer

dr(ob) (Native Americans used leaves to relieve headache and as a wash for chills and cold sweats, preparation from unspecified parts of the plants were used to treat fever blisters) fd (seed) fr ti (railroad ties)

Castanea alnifolia Nutt. Castanea alnifolia ssp. floridana (Sarg.) E.Murray Castanea alnifolia var. pubescens Nutt. Castanea ashei (Sudw.) Sudw. Castanea floridana (Sarg.) Ashe Castanea floridana var. angustifolia (Ashe) Ashe Castanea floridana var. arcuata (Ashe) Ashe Castanea floridana var. margaretta (Ashe) Ashe Castanea margaretta (Ashe) Ashe Castanea margaretta var. arcuata Ashe Castanea margaretta var. angustifolia Ashe Castanea nana Muhl. Castanea paucispina Ashe Castanea pumila ssp. ashei (Sudw.) E. Murray Castanea pumila var. ashei Sudw. Castanea pumila var. margaretta Ashe Castanea pumila var. nana (Muhl.) A. DC. Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. pumila Fagus pumila Bartram Fagus pumila L. Fagus pumila var. praecox Walter Fagus pumila var. serotina Walter Fagus pumila f. chinkapin Bartram Fagus Castanea pumila Münchh.

Alleghany chestnut; Alleghany chinkapin; Ashe chinkapin (USA); bush chestnut, chincapin, chincopin, chinkapin, chinquapin, chinquepin, chinquipin, downy chinkapin, dwarf chesnut, dwarf-chesnut; Florida chinkapin (USA); running chinkapin, trailing chinkapin

châtaignier nain; chincapin, chinquapin, chinquapin des Alléghanys

Ki-Eiche, Zwergkastanie (german); castagno nano (italian)

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Latin name	Castanea pumila Mill.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Illinois to Massachusetts, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
Use	dr(ob) (Native Americans used leaves to relieve headache and as a wash for chills and cold sweats, preparation from unspecified parts of the plants were used to treat fever blisters) fd (seed) fr ti (railroad ties)
Synonym	Castanea alnifolia Nutt. Castanea alnifolia ssp. floridana (Sarg.) E.Murray Castanea alnifolia var. pubescens Nutt. Castanea ashei (Sudw.) Sudw. Castanea floridana (Sarg.) Ashe Castanea floridana var. angustifolia (Ashe) Ashe Castanea floridana var. arcuata (Ashe) Ashe Castanea floridana var. margaretta (Ashe) Ashe Castanea margaretta (Ashe) Ashe Castanea margaretta var. arcuata Ashe Castanea margaretta var. angustifolia Ashe Castanea nana Muhl. Castanea paucispina Ashe Castanea pumila ssp. ashei (Sudw.) E. Murray Castanea pumila var. ashei Sudw. Castanea pumila var. margaretta Ashe Castanea pumila var. nana (Muhl.) A. DC. Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. pumila Fagus pumila Bartram Fagus pumila L. Fagus pumila var. praecox Walter Fagus pumila var. serotina Walter Fagus pumila f. chinkapin Bartram Fagus Castanea pumila Münchh.
English name	Alleghany chestnut; Alleghany chinkapin; Ashe chinkapin (USA); bush chestnut, chincapin, chincopin, chinkapin, chinquapin, chinquepin, chinquipin, downy chinkapin, dwarf chesnut, dwarf-chesnut; Florida chinkapin (USA); running chinkapin, trailing chinkapin
French name	châtaignier nain; chincapin, chinquapin, chinquapin des Alléghanys
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Other name	Ki-Eiche, Zwergkastanie (german); castagno nano (italian)
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