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SPECIES: Cercocarpus ledifolius | Curlleaf Mountain-Mahogany 


ABBREVIATION : 
CERLED

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CELE3
   CELEI
   CELEI4
   CELEL


COMMON NAMES : 
   curlleaf mountain-mahogany


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for curlleaf mountain-mahogany is
Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. [20].  It is a member of the rose family
(Rosaceae).  Kartesz [29] recognized the following three varieties:

	C. ledifolius var. intercedens Schneid.
	C. ledifolius var. intermontanus N. Holmgren
	C. ledifolius var. ledifolius Nutt.

Curlleaf mountain-mahogany hybridizes with true mountain-mahogany (C.
montanus) and littleleaf mountain-mahogany (C. intricatus) where their
ranges overlap [9,57,64].



LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 



COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Nancy E. McMurray, August 1986


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
K. Anna Marshall, February 1995


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Marshall, K. Anna. 1995. McMurray, Nancy E. 1986. Cercocarpus
ledifolius. In: Remainder of Citation

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