Quercus montana

Scientific Name: Quercus montana
Common Name: chestnut oak
Global Conservation Status: G5 - Secure

Deeply furrowed bark, and egg-shaped leaves with scalloped edges help identify this dry-site oak.
Photographer: Gary Fleming; Inset (leaf): Erin Lunsford Jones, courtesy of NatureServe

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The scientific name Quercus prinus is also used for this oak.