Cercocarpus betuloides Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt.

Birch leaf mountain mahogany, Mountain mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides is a tree or shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. betuloides ... var. blancheae ... var. macrourus
Genus:	Cercocarpus
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


OTHER	Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber
OTHER	Cercocarpus montanus
PLANTS	Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber

Information about Cercocarpus betuloides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CEMOG) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).