species 5,465 observations
Bush Chinquapin
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Field notes
Chrysolepis sempervirens is a species of mountain shrub in the oak family known by the common names bush chinkapin, bush golden chinquapin, or Sierra evergreen chinquapin. It is native to the western United States, where it grows on rocky slopes and chaparral throughout the San Gabriel, San Jacinto, Sierra Nevada, Cascade, and Klamath Ranges of California and Southern Oregon.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
California Oak Moth, Cameraria sempervirensella, Acrobasis comptella, Stenomid Oak Leaf Tier
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Chinquapin Flower Gall Wasp, Chrysolepicynips juliae, Chrysolepicynips rileypokei
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Painted Lady, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Small Milkweed Bug, Acmon Blue
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.