The chinquapin oak or Quercus muehlenbergii is very prominent in the forest area surrounding my apartment. It is named because of the resemblance of the leaves to the Allegheny chinquapin (Castanea pumila), a relative of American chestnut (C. dentata). Chinquapin oak occurs in northeast Texas to central Texas and south to the Guadalupe River. It has an interesting history; Early pioneers used its straight wood to make thousands of miles of fences in the states of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. They were also used to fuel steamships and as railroad ties for the new railroads that crisscrossed the Midwest.
The chinquapin oak flowers between April and May and produces acorns which ripen between September and October. Both male and female flowers occur on the same tree and they are pollinated by the wind. Like others oaks, this tree supports a wide variety of wildlife, making it an important habitat in its own right. The acorns are a preferred food for wild turkeys, grouse, white-tailed deer, black bears, chipmunks, squirrels and hogs. Cattle will eat the leaves.
You can find my iNaturalist post here.
References
https://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ItemID=875
http://texastreeid.tamu.edu/content/TreeDetails/?id=101