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| name = ''Cercocarpus''
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| name = Mountain-mahogany
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| common_names = Mountain-mahogany
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| growth_habit = small tree, shrub
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| lifespan = perennial
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| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Alderleaf_Mountain_Mahogany.jpg
 
| image = Alderleaf_Mountain_Mahogany.jpg
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| image_caption = Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany
 
| image_caption = Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = [[Rosales]]
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| ordo = Rosales
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| familia = [[Rosaceae]]
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| familia = Rosaceae
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| genus = '''''Cercocarpus'''''
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| genus = Cercocarpus
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Cercocarpus (Greek, tail and fruit; the fruit with a long, hairy tail). Rosaceae. Mountain Mahogany. Small trees or shrubs but rarely grown for their attractive evergreen or half-evergreen foliage and the peculiar feathery tailed achenes.
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Leaves alternate, persistent, rather small: fls. inconspicuous, apetalous, whitish or reddish, in the axils of fascicled lvs.; calyx-tube cylindric, elongated, abruptly expanded at the apex into a cup-shaped deciduous, 5-lobed limb bearing 15-30 stamens with short filaments; ovary 1-celled, inclosed in the calyx-tube, with a long exserted style.: fr. a 1-seeded achene, surmounted by the persistent, long and hairy style.—Small genus of about 10, mostly rather local species, in the Rocky Mts. from Mont, south to Mex. and in Calif.
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The cercocarpuses are not particularly ornamental, yet they are attractive with their small evergreen dark foliage and their feathery tailed fruits: they are adapted for planting on dry rocky or gravelly slopes in arid temperate regions, as they thrive under very unfavorable conditions. The very heavy and close-grained wood is manufactured into small articles, and valued as fuel and for making charcoal. C. ledifolius and C. parvifolius are the hardiest and stand frost to zero, while C. Traskiae can be grown only in southern California. They may be cultivated in any well-drained soil in sunny positions, and propagated by seeds or by cuttings of half-ripened wood under glass.{{SCH}}
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==Cultivation==
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
 
''C. betuloides'' - Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany<br />
 
''C. betuloides'' - Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany<br />
 
''C. breviflorus'' - Hairy Mountain-mahogany<br />
 
''C. breviflorus'' - Hairy Mountain-mahogany<br />
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''C. montanus'' - Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany<br />
 
''C. montanus'' - Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany<br />
 
''C. traskiae'' - Catalina Island Mountain-mahogany
 
''C. traskiae'' - Catalina Island Mountain-mahogany
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'''Mountain-mahogany''' (''Cercocarpus'') is a small genus of five or six species of [[deciduous]] [[shrub]]s or small [[tree]]s in the rose family ([[Rosaceae]]), native to the western [[United States]] and northern [[Mexico]], where they grow in semi-[[desert]] climates, often at high altitudes. They typically reach 3&ndash;6 m tall, but exceptionally up to 13 m tall.
 
  
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[[Image:Curlleaf_mountain-mahogany_1.jpg|left|thumb|Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany grove, [[Toiyabe Range]], central [[Nevada]]]]
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The classification of ''Cercocarpus'' within the Rosaceae is presently unclear. The genus was originally placed in the subfamily [[Rosoideae]], and later in subfamily [[Dryadeae]] along with the genera ''[[Chamaebatia]]'', ''[[Purshia]]'' and ''[[Dryas (plant)|''Dryas'']]'', all four genera sharing [[root nodule]]s that host the [[nitrogen fixation|nitrogen-fixing]] [[bacterium]] ''[[Frankia]]''. However, recent genetic research indicates that Dryadeae may be polyphyletic, with ''Dryas'' not closely related to the other three genera. <br clear = left>
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*[http://research.yale.edu/yoderlab/pdfs/2003,%20Eriksson%20et%20al,%20IJPS.pdf Phylogeny of Rosoideae (pdf file)]
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Image:Curlleaf_mountain-mahogany_1.jpg|Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany grove
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
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Latest revision as of 17:33, 28 June 2009


Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

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Read about Mountain-mahogany in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Cercocarpus (Greek, tail and fruit; the fruit with a long, hairy tail). Rosaceae. Mountain Mahogany. Small trees or shrubs but rarely grown for their attractive evergreen or half-evergreen foliage and the peculiar feathery tailed achenes.

Leaves alternate, persistent, rather small: fls. inconspicuous, apetalous, whitish or reddish, in the axils of fascicled lvs.; calyx-tube cylindric, elongated, abruptly expanded at the apex into a cup-shaped deciduous, 5-lobed limb bearing 15-30 stamens with short filaments; ovary 1-celled, inclosed in the calyx-tube, with a long exserted style.: fr. a 1-seeded achene, surmounted by the persistent, long and hairy style.—Small genus of about 10, mostly rather local species, in the Rocky Mts. from Mont, south to Mex. and in Calif.

The cercocarpuses are not particularly ornamental, yet they are attractive with their small evergreen dark foliage and their feathery tailed fruits: they are adapted for planting on dry rocky or gravelly slopes in arid temperate regions, as they thrive under very unfavorable conditions. The very heavy and close-grained wood is manufactured into small articles, and valued as fuel and for making charcoal. C. ledifolius and C. parvifolius are the hardiest and stand frost to zero, while C. Traskiae can be grown only in southern California. They may be cultivated in any well-drained soil in sunny positions, and propagated by seeds or by cuttings of half-ripened wood under glass.CH


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Pests and diseases

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Species

C. betuloides - Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany
C. breviflorus - Hairy Mountain-mahogany
C. intricatus - Littleleaf Mountain-mahogany
C. ledifolius - Curlleaf Mountain-mahogany
C. montanus - Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany
C. traskiae - Catalina Island Mountain-mahogany

Gallery

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