Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
South America
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico
Types
Pensacola, Argentine, Tifton 9
Quercus muehlenbergii
Number of Varieties
212
0
40000
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Habitat
Wild
Forests, Ridges, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
8-2
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Light Green, Chartreuse
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Yellow, Orange
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Proper mowing practices are necessary
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove hanging branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize the first year, No need to fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Recommended more for beef than for milk production
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
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Lawns and Turf
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
PASPALUM notatum
QUERCUS muehlenbergii
Common Name
Bahia Grass
Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak
In Hindi
बाहिया घास
Chinkapin ओक
In German
Bahia Grass
chinkapin Oak
In French
l'herbe de Bahia
chinkapin Oak
In Spanish
bahia hierba
chinkapin Roble
In Greek
Bahia γρασίδι
Chinkapin Oak
In Portuguese
bahia grama
carv Oak
In Polish
Bahia trawy
Chinkapin Oak
In Latin
bahia herba
Oak Chinkapin
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Fagales
Family
Poaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Paspalum
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Paspaleae
-
Subfamily
-
Quercoideae
Number of Species
16
1
27800
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