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Cercocarpus intricatus
Also called Littleleaf mountain mahogany, Little Leaf Mountain Mahogany
Little-leaf mountain mahogany is a thickly branched, evergreen shrub of dry western mountain slopes and rocky ground, reaching 1 to 3 m tall. It is hardy and drought tolerant, so good drainage and sun matter more than rich soil or frequent watering.
Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus (little-leaf mountain mahogany, narrowleaf mahogany, dwarf mountain mahogany)
is a variety of Cercocarpus ledifolius that is commonly known as little-leaf mountain mahogany.
Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus is native to the Southwestern United States, from California to Colorado, where it grows in mostly dry habitat such as deserts. It can be found in rocky places and slopes of mountain brush, pinyon juniper woodland, and ponderosa pine forest vegetation types.
The Navajo have traditionally produced a reddish-brown vegetable dye from the deep-red bark extracted from the tap-root of the plant, which they used to dye woolen yarns.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
