chestnuts

genus Castanea

Member of beech family (family Fagaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
other colors in flowering plants

There are no wild species of this genus in California.

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There are no wild-growing chestnuts in California, only cultivated hybrids.

Toxicity of american chestnut; chestnut, sweet (Castanea spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.

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Chris’s observations: none

Not all sites include this taxon:

• genus Castanea → iNaturalist – FNA
• not listed → Calflora – Jepson eFlora

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora