Chrysolepis
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![Chrysolepis chrysophylla foliage, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Northern California.Note undersides of foliage are a bright yellow.](/Images/godic/202501/04/Chrysolepis_chrysophylla5236.jpg")
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.