Japanese Chestnut
name: label: Discipline
content: Botany
label: Region
content: US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Notes
content: This is a leaf from a Japanese chestnut tree. It is thin, long, and generally ovular in shape with ridged edges along the perimeter of the leaf and a tapered leaf tip. The leaf is dark green with a distinct vein extending from its stem and appears to have a waxy sheen. The specimen measures approximately 16 cm x 3.5 cm. This specimen description was written remotely based on images as part of Amber Kreiensieck's internship in Fall 2021. Collage includes EO 400545, 400546, 400547, 400548, 400549, 400550, 400551, 400552, 400553, 400554, 400555, 400556, 400557, 400558, 400559, and 400560,
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 19 May 2022
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: Capitol Hill residential area, North America, United States, District of Columbia
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Castanea crenata
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO400551-DSP
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Plantae, Equisetopsida, Magnoliidae, Fagales, Fagaceae