Calflora: Chrysolepis chrysophylla

Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Hook.) Hjelmq.

Giant chinquapin, golden chinquapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla, a dicot, is a tree or shrub that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.

Communities:	Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Chaparral
Habitat:	slopes, ridges [Walker]
Elevation:	between 0 and 6562 feet
Family:	FAGACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Chrysolepis found in California.
	This is a parent record; distribution data is an aggregate of data for subspecies and varieties: Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor

Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

Plant
Characteristics
+ Associated
Organisms

Bloom Period

Add an
Observation

Observation Hotline
including observations with photos

Distribution by County:

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in California.

A shaded county indicates that there are ocurrence records of this plant within the county.

Hover the mouse over the map to see county names. Click to view records from that county.

	There are specimen records from this county in an herbarium.
	There are documented records, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
	There are reported records.
	There are reported records available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).

Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH. Click county name to view records.

Alameda: 24 / 12 CCH Contra Costa: 54 / 23 CCH Del Norte: 48 / 38 CCH El Dorado: 14 / 13 CCH Humboldt: 71 / 66 CCH Lake: 7 / 5 CCH Los Angeles: 1 / 0 CCH Madera: 1 / 0 CCH Mendocino: 78 / 64 CCH Monterey: 31 / 24 CCH Marin: 82 / 60 CCH Napa: 9 / 4 CCH Plumas: 1 / 1 CCH Riverside: 2 / 2 CCH Santa Clara: 19 / 16 CCH Santa Cruz: 26 / 16 CCH Sierra: 1 / 1 CCH Siskiyou: 50 / 45 CCH San Luis Obispo: 20 / 18 CCH San Mateo: 52 / 38 CCH Sonoma: 23 / 11 CCH Trinity: 23 / 17 CCH Tulare: 2 / 1 CCH

CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Chrysolepis chrysophylla from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (CHCH7)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley
Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database