Giant Chinquapin, Golden Chinquapin
Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla
Synonym: Castanopsis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla
This photo 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.
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.
Paul Slichter