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Cercocarpus
Also called Mountain Mahoganies
Cercocarpus, commonly known as mountain mahogany, is a small genus of at least nine species of nitrogen-fixing flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae. They are native to the western United States and northern Mexico, where they grow in chaparral and semidesert habitats and climates, often at high altitudes. Several are found in the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion.
The classification of Cercocarpus within the Rosaceae has been unclear. The genus has been placed in the subfamily Rosoideae, but is now placed in subfamily Dryadoideae.
Birch Leaf Mahogany · Hairy Mountain Mahogany · Birch Leaf Mahogany · Cercocarpus fothergilloides · Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus · Curl-leaf mountain mahogany · Alderleaf mountain mahogany · Catalina Island mountain mahogany
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