Giant Chinquapin, Golden Chinquapin
Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla
Synonym: Castanopsis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla
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This photo at left shows a close-up of the inflorescence and upper stem leaves of golden chinquapin as seen along forest road #42 between Clear and Timothy Lakes in the Mt. Hood National Forest (or perhaps in the northwest corner of the Warm Springs Reservation?).........August 9, 2006. The image at right shows golden chinquapin blooming along the Cedar Creek Trail #457, Mount Hood National Forest.....July 29, 2024.
This photo shows a close-up of the spiny fruit of golden chinquapin as seen along forest road #42 between Clear and Timothy Lakes in the Mt. Hood National Forest (or perhaps in the northwest corner of the Warm Springs Reservation?)..........August 9, 2006.
This photo shows a close-up of a stem leaf of golden chinquapin as seen on the southwestern slopes of Lookout Mt. in the Badger Creek Wilderness.........August 2, 2007.
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The two photos above show close-ups of the spiny fruits (left) and stem leaves (right) of golden chinquapin as seen on the southwestern slopes of Lookout Mt. in the Badger Creek Wilderness..........August 2, 2007. Click on each photo to see an enlarged version (2x).
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Tree-sized examples of giant chinquapin as seen along the Cold Springs Creek Trail #645 about one-quarter mile uphill from the Polallie Trailhead, Mount Hood National Forest............May 25, 2014.
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Golden chinquapin as seen along the Eightmile Loop Trail from Eight Mile Campground, Mount Hood National Forest...........October 3, 2013.
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Golden chinquapin observed along the southeastern portion of the Eightmile Loop Trail #496 between Eightmile Crossing Campground and Fivemile Lookout, Mt. Hood National Forest.....October 15, 2021.
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Golden chinquapin as seen in clearcuts northwest of the Cooper Spur Ski Area, Mt. Hood National Forest.........February 13, 2017.
Paul Slichter