Quercus chrysolepis shine sunan kimiyya na Canyon Live Oak, wani nau'in itacen oak na asali zuwa yammacin Arewacin Amirka, musamman a cikin yankunan bakin teku da kuma tsaunin Sierra Nevada na California. Kalmar "Quercus" ita ce Latin don "itacen itacen oak," kuma "chrysolepis" na nufin "ma'auni na zinariya," yana nufin gashin launin zinari da ke rufe gefen ganye.
