Fagaceae
Bush chinquapin
Chrysolepis sempervirens
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Chrysolepis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bush chinquapin
Synonyms
- Castanea sempervirens Kellogg
- Castanopsis chrysophylla var. sempervirens (Kellogg) A.Henry
- Castanopsis sempervirens (Kellogg) Dudley
Flowers
- In flower
- July to September (from 121 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicole, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: msieges, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.