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Chinkapin Swamp (North Carolina)
Chinquapin or chinkapin may refer to: Plants * Chinquapin or chinkapin, any of the shrubs in the genus '' Castanopsis'' * Chinquapin or chinkapin, any of the several trees and shrubs in the genus '' Chrysolepis'' * Chinquapin or chinkapin, some of the species in the chestnut genus ''Castanea'' **American chinquapin, '' Castanea pumila'', a dwarf chestnut native to southeastern quarter of the U.S. * Chinkapin oak ('' Quercus muehlenbergii''), a species of oak whose leaves resemble those of chinkapins * Dwarf chinkapin oak ('' Quercus prinoides''), a closely related, more shrubby oak species * Water-chinquapin, a name for the water plant '' Nelumbo lutea'', American lotus * Chinquapin rose, a name for ''Rosa roxburghii'', an old Chinese rose Places * Chinquapin, California, a former settlement in Mariposa County, California * Chinquapin, North Carolina, a community in Duplin County, North Carolina * Chinquapin, Texas, Matagorda County, Texas Institutions * Chinquapin Preparat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castanopsis
''Castanopsis'', commonly called chinquapin or chinkapin, is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the beech family, Fagaceae. The genus contains about 140 species, which are today restricted to tropical and subtropical eastern Asia. A total of 58 species are native to China, with 30 endemic; the other species occur further south, through Indochina to Indonesia and the Philippines, mountainous areas of Taiwan, and also in Japan. The English name chinkapin is shared with other related plants, including the golden chinkapins of the Pacific United States, which are sometimes included within ''Castanopsis'' but are more often considered a separate but very closely related genus, ''Chrysolepis''. They show many characters typical of Fagaceae. They are at least large shrubs but some species grow into sizeable trees. Their leaves are usually tough and much sclerotized and have a well-developed cuticula. Their flowers are unisexual, and the male ones are borne in erect catkins. The e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinquapin (newsletter)
The Southern Appalachian Botanical Society (formerly the Southern Appalachian Botanical Club) is an American botanical society formed in 1935 at West Virginia University. The focus of the society has gradually changed and now includes the botany of the entire eastern United States, including the taxonomy, biogeography, ecology, physiology, and biochemistry of plants. The society has about 500 members. History The society was founded in 1935 and produced its first journal in 1936. The majority (52%) of the first members were from West Virginia, and early leaders included Earl Core, Perry Daniel Strausbaugh, and Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew. The early years of the society were characterized by botanical forays, or expeditions, that served to build relationships and communication among Appalachian botanists and to foster botanical exploration. The society expanded its geographical focus, adapted its governance, and modernized its journal in the 1980s and early 1990s, and the name was o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redear Sunfish
The redear sunfish (''Lepomis microlophus''), also known as the shellcracker, Georgia bream, cherry gill, chinquapin, improved bream, rouge ear sunfish and sun perch) is a freshwater fish in the family Centrarchidae and is native to the southeastern United States. Since it is a popular sport fish, it has been introduced to bodies of water all over North America. It is known for its diet of mollusks and snails. Description The redear sunfish generally resembles the bluegill except for coloration and somewhat larger size. The redear sunfish also has faint vertical bars traveling downwards from its dorsal. It is dark-colored dorsally and yellow-green ventrally. The male has a cherry-red edge on its operculum; females have orange coloration in this area. The adult fish are between in length. Max length is , compared to a maximum of about for the bluegill. ''Redear sunfish'' on average reach about , also larger than the average bluegill. Habitat and range Redear sunfish are nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steel Magnolias (play)
''Steel Magnolias'' is a stage play by American writer Robert Harling, based on his experience with his sister's death. The play is a comedy-drama about the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana. The title suggests the "female characters are as delicate as magnolias but as tough as steel". The magnolia specifically references a magnolia tree they are arguing about at the beginning. Synopsis Set in the fictional northwestern Louisiana parish of Chinquapin, the play opens at Truvy's in-home beauty parlor where a group of women regularly gather. They discuss Shelby's upcoming wedding to her fiancé, Jackson. The plot covers events over the next three years relating to Shelby's Type 1 diabetes, and with how the women cope with their conflicts, while remaining friends: Shelby's decision to have a child despite jeopardizing her health, Clairee's friendship with the curmudgeon Ouiser; Annelle's transformation from a shy, anxious newcomer in town to a good-time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526. Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinquapin Middle School
Chinquapin or chinkapin may refer to: Plants * Chinquapin or chinkapin, any of the shrubs in the genus '' Castanopsis'' * Chinquapin or chinkapin, any of the several trees and shrubs in the genus ''Chrysolepis'' * Chinquapin or chinkapin, some of the species in the chestnut genus ''Castanea'' **American chinquapin, ''Castanea pumila'', a dwarf chestnut native to southeastern quarter of the U.S. * Chinkapin oak ('' Quercus muehlenbergii''), a species of oak whose leaves resemble those of chinkapins * Dwarf chinkapin oak (''Quercus prinoides''), a closely related, more shrubby oak species * Water-chinquapin, a name for the water plant '' Nelumbo lutea'', American lotus * Chinquapin rose, a name for ''Rosa roxburghii'', an old Chinese rose Places * Chinquapin, California, a former settlement in Mariposa County, California * Chinquapin, North Carolina, a community in Duplin County, North Carolina * Chinquapin, Texas, Matagorda County, Texas Institutions * Chinquapin Preparatory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinquapin Preparatory School
(Something for Something) , established = 1969 , type = Nonprofit private college-preparatory school , grades = 6-12 , founder = Robert and Maxine Moore , key_people = Laura Henry, Bill & Kathy Heinzerling, Bob & Maxine Moore , director = Dorothy Scrutchin, Ed.D. , location = 2615 E Wallisville RdHighlands, Texas, 77562 , country = USA , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Texas#USA , campus type = Rural , enrollment = 156 , faculty = 21 , athletics = basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis, track and field, volleyball , conference = Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools , accreditation = Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools , colors = Black, white, and red , mascot = Burr , free_label = Newspaper , free_text = ''The Burr'' , homepage = Chinquapin Preparatory School is a nonprofit private college-preparatory school, grades six thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matagorda County, Texas
Matagorda County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,255. Its county seat is Bay City, not to be confused with the larger Baytown in Harris and Chambers Counties. Matagorda County is named for the canebrakes that once grew along the coast (''matagorda'' is a Spanish word meaning "thick bush"). Matagorda County comprises the Bay City, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Houston- The Woodlands, TX combined statistical area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (32%) are covered by water. The water area includes Matagorda Bay. It borders the Gulf of Mexico. Major highways * State Highway 35 * State Highway 60 * State Highway 71 * State Highway 111 Adjacent counties * Brazoria County (northeast) * Calhoun County (southwest) * Jackson County (west) * Wharton County (northwest) National protected areas * Big Boggy Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinquapin, North Carolina
Chinquapin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located adjacent to the Northeast Cape Fear River in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 86. History The roots of Chinquapin, North Carolina lie largely with the Thigpen family, who migrated to the area from Perquimans Precinct in the 1730s. James Thigpen, the first of the Duplin County Thigpens, obtained a patent for land bordering the Northeast Cape Fear River, establishing a plantation he called "Chinquapen Orchard." James and his kin named many of the creeks around their new home after those in Perquimans – Cypress Creek, Muddy Creek, even Chinquapin itself. An Algonquian word, chinquapin, or "chinkapin," is ''Castanea pumila'', a diminutive cousin of the American chestnut that is abundant along creeks and rivers of the Southeastern United States. According to Bible records, James Thigpen died at Chinquapen Orchard in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysolepis
''Chrysolepis'' is a small genus of plants in the family Fagaceae, endemic to the western United States. Its two species have the common name chinquapin. The genus occurs from western Washington south to the Transverse Ranges in Southern California, and east into Nevada. Description ''Chrysolepis'' are evergreen trees and shrubs with simple, entire (untoothed) leaves with a dense layer of golden scales on the underside and a thinner layer on the upper side; the leaves persist for 3–4 years before falling. The fruit is a densely spiny cupule containing 1–3 sweet, edible nuts, eaten by the indigenous peoples. The fruit also provides food for chipmunks and squirrels. ''Chrysolepis'' is related to the subtropical southeast Asian genus ''Castanopsis'' (in which it was formerly included), but differs in the nuts being triangular and fully enclosed in a sectioned cupule, and in having bisexual catkins. ''Chrysolepis'' also differs from another allied genus ''Castanea'' (chestnut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinquapin, California
Chinquapin, elevation 6000 ft, is at the intersection of Glacier Point and Wawona roads Chinquapin (also, Chincapin and Chinkapin) is a former settlement in Mariposa County, California. It was located north-northwest of Wawona. It is located within Yosemite National Park, adjacent to the community of Yosemite West. Chinquapin is the midway point between Yosemite Valley and Wawona, a community inside the park. History Chinquapin was built as a junction of the Old Glacier Point Road, which was built in 1882. Previously it was a bridle trail to Glacier Point (the current Glacier Point Road, which starts immediately north of the old road was built in 1940). On an 1896 U.S. Cavalry map it is marked as "Chinquapin Station" It was named Chinquapin after Chinquapin Creek, which is immediately northwest of Chinquapin. Chinquapin Creek is today called Indian Creek. Chinquapin Creek (and therefore Chinquipin) was named for the Sierra Chinquapin (Chrysolepis sempervirens) brush that grow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
