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Taxon: Cercocarpus montanus Raf.

Genus: Cercocarpus
Family: Rosaceae subfamily: Dryadoideae.
Nomen number: 9951
Place of publication: Atlantic J. 1:146. 1832
Name verified on: 23-Apr-1993 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 22-May-2008
Species priority site is: North Central Regional PI Station (NC7).
Accessions: 14 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


See also subordinate taxa:


Common names:

  • alder-leaf cercocarpus   (Source: Trees US ) – English   [Cercocarpus montanus var. montanus]
  • alder-leaf mountain-mahogany   (Source: F Utah ) – English   [Cercocarpus montanus var. montanus]
  • mountain-mahogany   (Source: NRCS Cons Pl Mat ) – English
  • silverleaf mountain-mahogany   (Source: F New Mex ) – English   [Cercocarpus montanus var. argenteus]
  • true mountain-mahogany   (Source: Trees US ) – English   [Cercocarpus montanus var. montanus]

Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
      Cultivated:
  • also cultivated

References:

  • Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas.
  • Dorn, R. D. 1977. Manual of the vascular plants of Wyoming.
  • Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
  • Englert, J. M. et al. 1999–. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators.
  • Harrington, H. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado.
  • Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955–1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
  • Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
  • Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
  • Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976).
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  • Lis, R. A. 1992. Leaf architectural survey of Cercocarpus (Rosaceae) and its systematic significance. Int. J. Pl. Sci. 153:268.
  • Martin, F. L. 1950. A revision of Cercocarpus. Brittonia 7:101.
  • Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  • McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  • Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.
  • Welsh, S. L. et al. 1987. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9.
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Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Cercocarpus montanus Raf.:


Images:

More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?9951 (21 May 2013)

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