birchleaf mountain mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides

Member of mountain mahoganies (genus Cercocarpus)
rose family (family Rosaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

There are no other wild members of this species anywhere.

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island mountain mahogany
Cercocarpus betuloides var. blancheae

• leaf blade 27–70 mm long, > 15 mm wide
• found only in southern California

Calflora and Jepson also include a var. macrourus, but POWO and iNaturalist lumps this into var. betuloides. In any case, it is not found in the bay area.

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1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 10 (8 are research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Coe SP: 3
• Stevens Creek CP: 3
• Almaden Quicksilver CP
• Fremont Older OSP
• Picchetti Ranch OSP
• Pinnacles NP

Months:

• Oct.: 1
• Nov.: 0
• Dec.: 0
• Jan.: 1
• Feb.: 0
• Mar.: 3
• Apr.: 2
• May: 1
• Jun.: 2

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora