Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

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Plants

A limestone-loving white oak with coarse-toothed chestnut-like leaves.

Field facts
HabitatDry limestone slopes and bluffs
RangeSouthern and central Indiana
When to lookSweet acorns September to October
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesAmerican Chestnut leaves, Swamp Chestnut Oak

Field note: Among the sweetest acorns in the state, edible with little leaching.

Lesson
Watching responsibly

Bluff-edge soils are thin — keep to established paths.

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