The sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), also known as the Spanish chestnut or European chestnut, is a species of tree in the flowering plant family Fagaceae.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sweet Chestnut being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Castanea mollissima
- Castanea crenata
- Castanea ozarkensis
- Castanea dentata
- Castanea pumila
- Castanea alabamensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Castanea
- Species
- Castanea sativa
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