Fagaceae

Swamp chestnut oak

Quercus michauxii Nutt.

Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus

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Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) — FlowerPhoto: Nonbinary-Naturalist, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: سنديان ميشو
arz: سنديان ميشو
Chinese: 沼泽栗橡, 沼澤栗橡, 密考克西栎
English: Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak, Cow oak, Chestnut oak
German: Korb-Eiche
Welsh: Castan-dderwen y gors

Synonyms

Quercus bicolor subsp. michauxii (Nutt.) Sarg.
Quercus bicolor var. michauxii (Nutt.) Chapm.
Quercus houstoniana C.H.Mull.
Quercus prinus L.
Quercus prinus var. michauxii (Nutt.) Chapm.

Flowers

Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.