Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius Calflora

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Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. var. ledifolius

Curl leaf mountain mahogany

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~165 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Cercocarpus ledifolius
Genus:	Cercocarpus
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cercocarpus ledifolius var. hypoleucus

Information about Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CELEL) 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
Cercocarpus: from the Greek kerkos, "tail," and karpos, "fruit," an allusion to the tail-shaped achene photos / record / common / links

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: 04/04/2025).