Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides (Birch-Leaf Mountain Mahogany)

11/5/16 SR 243 at 4,800' elevation, San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Birch-Leaf Mountain Mahogany

SPECIES: Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides

FAMILY: Rosaceae (Rose Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 11/5/2016

LOCATION: State Route 243 at 4,800' elevation, San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Leaf: petiole 1–7 mm; blade 1–4 cm, obovate to ± round, finely toothed to serrate; lateral veins 4–7

Inflorescence: flowers 1–3; pedicel 1–4 mm, 2–6 mm in fruit

Flower: hypanthium 5–8 mm, 8–14 mm in fruit, rim 5–6 mm diam

Fruit: style 5–9 cm

Ecology: Dry, rocky slopes, chaparral

Elevation: < 2500 m.  

Bioregional distribution: Northwestern California, Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, Central Western California, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, Modoc Plateau 

Horticultural information: SUN, DRY: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24; also STBL.