Introductory
SPECIES: Chrysolepis sempervirens | Bush Chinquapin 



ABBREVIATION : 
CHRSEM

SYNONYMS : 
   Castanopsis sempervirens (Kell.) Dudley


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CASE8


COMMON NAMES : 
   bush chinquapin
   bush chinkapin
   chinquapin
   Sierra chinquapin
   Sierra evergreen chinquapin
   Dudley Sierra chinquapin


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of bush chinquapin is Chrysolepis
sempervirens (Kell.) Hjelmqv.  It is a member of the Fagaceae, or oak
family [9,21,33].  The older name of Castanopsis sempervirens (Kell.)
Dudley is still frequently encountered in the literature.  There are no
subspecies, varieties, or forms.

Bush chinquapin hybridizes with giant chinquapin (C. chrysophylla) in
western Siskiyou County, where distributions of the two species overlap
[16,25].


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet L. Howard, November 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Howard, Janet L.  1992. Chrysolepis sempervirens. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Chrysolepis sempervirens | Bush Chinquapin