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dwarf chinkapin oak
Quercus prinoides
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
chinkapin oakQuercus muehlenbergii
northern red oakQuercus rubra
swamp white oakQuercus bicolor
chestnut oakQuercus montana
white oakQuercus alba
bear oakQuercus ilicifolia
black oakQuercus velutina
southern red oakQuercus falcata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,668 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 746 |
| New York | 519 |
| Canada | 355 |
| Ontario | 355 |
| Pennsylvania | 284 |
| New Jersey | 236 |
| Missouri | 140 |
| Connecticut | 124 |
| Michigan | 110 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | beeches, oaks, walnuts, and allies · Fagales |
| Family | beech family · Fagaceae |
| Genus | oaks · Quercus |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise dwarf chinkapin oak with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.