Chrysolepis - Wikipedia 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
Chrysolepis chrysophylla - Calflora Chrysolepis chrysophylla is a tree or shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America
Giant Chinquapin - Calscape Chrysolepis chrysophylla is a species of flowering plant in the beech family known by the common names golden chinquapin, giant chinquapin, and western chinquapin
Golden Chinquapin, Chrysolepis chrysophylla | Native Plants PNW There are only two species in this genus; the Golden Chinquapin (aka Giant Chinquapin) the other is the Bush Chinquapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens, a shrub of California and southern Oregon
Chrysolepis in Flora of North America @ efloras. org The two species of Chrysolepis have sometimes been included in Castanopsis ; the latter, however, is a related genus of Fagaceae, native to Asia, with very different cupule structure (H Hjelmquist 1948; L L Forman 1966)
Chrysolepis chrysophylla - Oregon State University Broadleaf evergreen shrub or tree, sometimes to a height of 150 ft (45 m), usually much smaller, the shrub form is sometimes designated as C chrysophylla var minor (but see below) Bark is thick and furrowed; twigs scurfy with small golden-yellow scales
Quercus chrysolepis - US Forest Service It is the most widely distributed oak in California, occurring in the Klamath Mountains, the Coast Ranges, the west slope of the Sierra Nevada, and the Transverse and Peninsular ranges [56, 81, 91, 133, 168]
CNPS Alliance: Quercus chrysolepis (tree) Quercus chrysolepis, a long-lived evergreen tree or shrub, is the most common and widespread hardwood in the state Trees are reproductive in 15 to 20 years with mast years of acorn crops on a 2- to 4-year cycle
Quercus chrysolepis (Canyon Live Oak) - Gardenia Magnificent and long-lived (up to 300 years), Quercus chrysolepis (Canyon Live Oak) is a variable evergreen shrub or tree depending on its location It grows as a shrub and may form dense thickets on mountain slopes and ridgetops, and it grows as a tree in sheltered, moist canyons