Genus
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis chrysophylla. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Chrysolepis is a small genus in the beech family Fagaceae, endemic to the western United States. Its two species have the common name chinquapin. The genus occurs from western Washington south to the Transverse Ranges in Southern California, and east into Nevada.
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