PLANTS Profile for Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla (giant chinquapin)

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Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) Hjelmqvist var. chrysophylla
giant chinquapin

Symbol:

CHCHC4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fagaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) Hjelmqvist var. chrysophylla

Castanopsis chrysophylla

Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from US Forest Service. United States, CA. Usage Requirements.

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Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) Hjelmqvist var. chrysophylla

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Synonyms:
Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) Hjelmqvist var. chrysophylla

CACH6

Castanopsis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) A. DC.

Distribution:
Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) Hjelmqvist var. chrysophylla


View Native Status

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USA (CA, OR, WA)

Related Taxa:
Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) Hjelmqvist var. chrysophylla

View 6 genera in Fagaceae, 2 species in Chrysolepis, 2 varieties in Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) Hjelmqvist

Classification:
Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) Hjelmqvist var. chrysophylla

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Fagales
Family	Fagaceae – Beech family
Genus	Chrysolepis Hjelmquist – chinquapin
Species	Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) Hjelmqvist – giant chinquapin
Variety	Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) Hjelmqvist var. chrysophylla – giant chinquapin

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) Hjelmqvist var. chrysophylla

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Washington:
Chrysolepis chrysophylla
golden chinquapin		Sensitive

More Accounts and Images:
Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) Hjelmqvist var. chrysophylla

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531368.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Related Web Sites:
Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) Hjelmqvist var. chrysophylla

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 09:48 PM CST