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© 2007 Neal Kramer (CalPhotos)

Cercocarpus betuloides Torrey & A. Gray
Cercocarpus betuloides, a dicot, is a tree or shrub that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America [Lum/Walker].
Common names: Mountain mahogany, birch leaf mountain mahogany
Communities: Chaparral, Northern Oak Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest
Habitat: slopes [Walker]
Elevation: between 0 and 8202 feet Family: Rosaceae
Name Status:
Recognized as current in JM93 + ICPN
PLANTS: new name: Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber
Warning: this taxon is undergoing name changes.
Synonyms:
ICPN + XWALK: Cercocarpus montanus
ICPN: Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber
Related names:See a list of other species in the genus Cercocarpus found in California.
This is a parent record. Observation data is an aggregate of data for subspecies and varieties:
  Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides
  Cercocarpus betuloides var. blancheae
  Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus
Distribution in California based on available records:
A shaded county indicates that there are one or more records of this plant within the county.

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    For a distribution map based on other criteria (eg. more than one record within the county), see the County Distribution Analysis for this plant.

 

  There are specimens from this county in an herbarium.
  There are documented observations, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
  There are reported observations.
  There are reported observations available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).
Records by County: Click county name to view records (numbers are approximate).
Information about  Cercocarpus betuloides  from other sources:
Photos on CalPhotos / Picasa / Flickr 1993 Jepson Manual Treament from the UC Jepson Herbaria
Photos or website references on Google Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
PLANTS profile from USDA PLANTS (code = CEMOG) Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant) on CNPLX

Citation:
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Feb 09, 2010).

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