Giant Chinquapin
Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Douglas ex Hook.) Hjelmqvist - Beech family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Features
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Giant Chinquapin: Adelpha bredowii, Cameraria agrifoliella, Cameraria tildeni, Cyclophora dataria, Decodes montanus, Epinotia fumoviridiana, Habrodais grunus, Habrodais grunus herri, Lithophane georgii, Litocala sexsignata, Neoalcis californiaria, Perigonia angulata, Perigonica angulata, Perigonica pectinata, Phryganidia californica, Phyllodesma americana, Rectiostoma fernaldella, Telphusa sedulitella, Venusia pearsalli, Zale termina
Native Range
- USA: California, Oregon, Washington
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.