Fagaceae
Giant chinquapin
Chrysolepis chrysophylla
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Chrysolepis
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Giant chinquapin
- Japanese
- トゲガシ
- Luxembourgish
- Goldkäschtebam
Synonyms
- Castanea chrysophylla Douglas ex Hook.
- Castanopsis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) A.DC.
- Castanopsis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 94 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: James Stevens, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Miguel Vieira from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Miguel Vieira from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Themodoccypress, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Drew Meyer, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.