Bush chinquapin (Chrysolepis sempervirens)

Bush chinquapin, a reference photo — Photo: Cjziems · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Chrysolepis sempervirens is a species of mountain shrub in the oak family known by the common names bush chinkapin, bush golden chinquapin, or Sierra evergreen chinquapin. It is native to the western United States, where it grows on rocky slopes and chaparral throughout the San Gabriel, San Jacinto, Sierra Nevada, Cascade, and Klamath Ranges of California and Southern Oregon.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Bush chinquapin being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Chrysolepis chrysophylla
Quercus vacciniifolia

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Chrysolepis
Species: Chrysolepis sempervirens

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