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Search Term(s): Quercus prinoides   (1 record found)

FAGACEAE
Beech Family
Quercus prinoides  (dwarf chinquapin oak)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Quercus: Latin name for Oak genus; prinoides: resembles Prinos, an evergreen oak
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Shrub
Phenology (Flowering Period)
April-May
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☐ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Open places with dry sterile soils; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont
State Status
Rare
Piedmont Status
Rare/Historical
Coastal Plain Status
Rare
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
8
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Oaks are host plants for a very wide variety of moths and butterfly's; acorns provide food for many woodland wildlife species, including turkey; if bark is shaggy and exfoliates, such as with white oak, it can provide roosting sites for bats; oaks grow tall, are long-lived and can have large trunk diameters, which increases the probability of natural cavities for wildlife to use for shelter and nesting.
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
Serpentine Grasslands
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