Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tree
Aquatics
Origin
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico
World/Pandemic
Types
Quercus muehlenbergii
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
12220
0
40000
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Habitat
Forests, Ridges, Rocky areas
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-2
-
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,520.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Light Green, Chartreuse
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Orange
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Salt
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove hanging branches
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize the first year, No need to fertilize every year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Salt
Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects
Allergy
Asthma
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Tree trunks
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Air freshner, Application in Furniture, Economic Purpose, Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
QUERCUS muehlenbergii
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Chinkapin ओक
Bladderwort plant
In German
chinkapin Oak
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
chinkapin Oak
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
chinkapin Roble
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Chinkapin Oak
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
carv Oak
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Chinkapin Oak
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Oak Chinkapin
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Scrophulariales
Family
Fagaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Quercus
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Quercoideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
6220
1
27800
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