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Allegheny chinquapin
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Single-seeded burs of the Allegheny chinquapin (Castanea pumila)
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Allegheny chinquapin

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Also known as: Castanea pumila
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  • chinquapin

    The American chinquapin, also known as dwarf chestnut (Castanea pumila), is found throughout much of the eastern and southern United States, though populations have declined because of infection by chestnut blight, a fungal disease. It ranges in size from a small shrub to a tree up…

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    The American chinquapin, also known as dwarf chestnut (Castanea pumila), is found throughout much of the eastern and southern United States, though populations have declined because of infection by chestnut blight, a fungal disease. It ranges in size from a small shrub to a tree up…

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