Introductory
SPECIES: Cercocarpus montanus | True Mountain-Mahogany 



ABBREVIATION : 
CERMON

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CEMO2


COMMON NAMES : 
   true mountain-mahogany
   alderleaf mountain-mahogany


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for true mountain-mahogany is
Cercocarpus montanus Raf. [25].  It is a member of the rose family
(Rosaceae).  Kartesz [25] recognizes the following nine varieties:

	C. montanus var. argenteus (Rydb.) F. L. Martin
	C. montanus var. blancheae (Schneid.) F. L. Martin
	C. montanus var. flabellifolius (Rydb.) Kearney and Peebles
	C. montanus var. glaber (S. Wats.) F. L. Martin
	C. montanus var. macrourus (Rydb.) F. L. Martin
	C. montanus var. minutiflorus (Abrams) F. L. Martin
	C. montanus var. montanus Raf.
	C. montanus var. paucidentatus (S. Wats.) F. L. Martin
        C. montanus var. traskiae (Eastw.) F. L. Martin

True mountain-mahogany hybridizes with curlleaf mountain-mahogany
(Cercocarpus ledifolius) and littleleaf mountain-mahogany (Cercocarpus
intricatus) where their ranges overlap [6].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


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


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


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Marshall, K. Anna. 1995. McMurray, Nancy E. 1986. Cercocarpus montanus.
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Related categories for Species: Cercocarpus montanus | True Mountain-Mahogany