|
Mountain mahogany - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Olympus, Abundance, Acres, Alp, Bags, Bald, Bank, Bar, Barrel, Barrels, Bilge, Blain, Blister, Blob, Bluff, Boss, Bow, Bubble, Bulb, Bulge, Bulla, Bump, Burl, Bushel |
|
|
| Mountain-mahogany |
|---|
| Scientific classification |
|---|
|
| | 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
|
Mountain-mahogany (Cercocarpus) is a small genus of five or six species of deciduous shrubs or small trees in the Rosaceae, native to the western United States and northern Mexico, where they grow in semi-desert climates, often at high altitudes. They typically reach 3-6 m tall, but exceptionally up to 13 m tall.
The genus has traditionally been placed in the subfamily Rosoideae related to Dryas, but recent genetic research shows it is not related to Dryas and does not even belong in the Rosoideae.
|
|
|
