Quercus michauxii

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFagaceae
Family (Traditional)Fagaceae
GenusQuercus
Species:Quercus michauxii Nutt.
Common NameSwamp Chestnut Oak
Growth Habittree
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Rank: spiral; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: crenate; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Too short to tell; Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Acorn; Fruit Type: Nut; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: axillary; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Inflorescence Types: spike; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (3)

SynonymFull Citation
Quercus houstoniana Quercus houstoniana C.H.Müll.
Quercus prinus Quercus prinus L.
Quercus prinus var. michauxii Quercus prinus var. michauxii

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Adair (KY), Ballard (KY), Bell (KY), Breathitt (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Butler (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Clinton (KY), Estill (KY), Fulton (KY), Graves (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Henderson (KY), Hickman (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McLean (KY), Marshall (KY), Meade (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Ohio (KY), Owen (KY), Pike (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Warren (KY), Webster (KY), Wolfe (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Benton (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Chester (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Crockett (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hawkins (TN), Haywood (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Jefferson (TN), Knox (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lincoln (TN), Loudon (TN), McNairy (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Wayne (TN), Weakley (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MEM, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1937 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100463387 Adair Kentucky 23 Aug 1974 W. Meijer
EKY
Quercus michauxii
31234100463601 Adair Kentucky 25 Aug 1988 Bruce Hoagland
600
EKY
Quercus michauxii
TENN-V-0080679 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Quercus michauxii
MEM006566 Ballard Kentucky 11 Oct 1972 Raymond Athey
2200
MEM
Quercus michauxii
31234100747037 Ballard Kentucky 07 Jun 1983 Marc Evans
7725
EKY
Quercus michauxii
APSC0120828 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Quercus michauxii
APSC0071074 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Quercus michauxii
APSC0088794 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Quercus michauxii
APSC0088793 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Quercus michauxii
APSC0070933 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Quercus michauxii
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Quercus michauxii - Milo Pyne
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Quercus michauxii - Milo Pyne
Quercus michauxii - Theo Witsell
Quercus michauxii - Theo Witsell
Quercus michauxii - Theo Witsell
Quercus michauxii - Theo Witsell
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Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw
Quercus michauxii - Joey Shaw