Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)

''Quercus muehlenbergii'', the chinkapin oak, is an oak in the white oak group. The species was often called ''Quercus acuminata'' in older literature. ''Quercus muehlenbergii'', is native to eastern and central North America, ranging from Vermont west to Wisconsin and south to South Carolina, western Florida, New Mexico, and northeastern Mexico from Coahuila south to Hidalgo.