Fagaceae
Canyon live oak
Quercus chrysolepis
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 金杯栎, 金杯櫟
- English
- Canyon live oak, Goldcup oak, Canyon oak, Golden oak, Maul oak
- French
- Chêne des canyons, Chêne masse, Chêne à cupule dorée
- Georgian
- Კანიონის მარადმწვანე მუხა
- Japanese
- キャニオンライブオーク
- Spanish
- Encino roble, Encina mejicana azul
Synonyms
- Quercus chrysolepis f. grandis Jeps.
- Quercus chrysolepis f. hansenii Jeps.
- Quercus chrysolepis f. nana Jeps.
- Quercus chrysolepis f. pendula Jeps.
- Quercus chrysolepis subsp. wilcoxii (Rydb.) A.E.Murray
- Quercus chrysolepis var. grandis (Jeps.) Jeps.
- Quercus chrysolepis var. hansenii (Jeps.) Jeps.
- Quercus chrysolepis var. nana (Jeps.) Jeps.
- Quercus chrysolepis var. pendula (Jeps.) Jeps.
- Quercus chrysolepis var. wilcoxii (Rydb.) A.E.Murray
- Quercus chrysophyllus Kellogg
- Quercus crassipocula Torr.
- Quercus fulvescens Kellogg
- Quercus oblongifolia R.Br.ter
- Quercus wilcoxii Rydb.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Doug Beckers on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: The original uploader was Anlace at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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: Awinch1001, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Awinch1001, CC BY 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.