Castanea x sp 2

American hybrid chestnut

FagaceaeSeeds/Nuts

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Nuts

The nuts are edible and can be eaten.

This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.

VERY TOXIC

Horse Chestnut (Conker)

Aesculus hippocastanum

SAFE

American hybrid chestnut

Castanea x sp 2

Horse Chestnut (Conker): Round smooth nuts (conkers), bumpy green husk (not very spiny), palmate compound leaves (like a hand).

American hybrid chestnut: Nuts with pointed tassel, very spiny bur casing, simple toothed leaves.

It is a temperate plant.

North America, USA,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

A temperate tree in the Fagaceae family that produces edible nuts, representing a hybrid American chestnut.

All Castanea bear edible nuts. There are about 12 Castanea species.

Names & Synonyms

A hybrid of Castanea mollissima x Castanea dentata

References (1)

Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 115