American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
Summary 2
The American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a large, deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. Before the species was devastated by the chestnut blight, a fungal disease, it was one of the most important forest trees throughout its range. There are now very few mature specimens of the tree within its historical range, although many small sprouts of the former live trees remain.
American Chestnut is on the edge of its range in Vermont, mostly found in warmer areas such as the Champlain or Connecticut River valleys. Because of the blight, this species is mostly present only as resprouting stems from old stumps. However, there are a few mature chestnuts in Vermont, perhaps sheltered from the blight by the fact that they are at the edge of their range. Chestnuts are of high priority to track in iNaturalist, as the American Chestnut Foundation is interested in finding mature, possibly resistant trees to help restore the species.
Fuentes y créditos
- (c) Bob MacInnes, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/60274407@N00/1352053806
- Adaptado por Charlie Hohn del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castanea_dentata
Más información
- NaturaLista página del taxón
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- OregonFlora.org
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
Range Map
NaturaLista Mapa
| Leaves | simple |
|---|---|
| Habitat moisture | dry, mesic/medium |
| Temperature preference | warm valleys/south slopes |
