06 MISC. PUBLICATION 3803, U. 8. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Cercocarpus breviflorus Gray. 
Range: 11, 14, 17. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Achene. 
A large evergreen shrub. 
Cercocarpus dougiasii, see Cercocarpus betuloides. 
Cercocarpus eximius, see Cercocarpus paucidentatus. 
Cercocarpus flabellifolius, see Cercocarpus montanus. 
Cercocarpus fothergilloides, see Cercocarpus montanus. 
Cercocarpus hypoleucus Rydb. 
Range: 12. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Achene. 
A large shrub to small tree; evergreen; flowers June—July. 
Cercocarpus intricatus Wats. Littleleaf mountain-mahogany. 
C. intricatus villosus Schneid., C. arizonicus Jones. 
Range: §, 10. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Achene, available July—August. 
A small evergreen shrub, flowers in May; densely branched, spinescent; 
generally occurs at elevations of 4,000-5,000 feet. A poor browse for livestock. 
Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf mountain-mahogany. 
Range: 4, 9, 10, 12, 18, 14. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Achene, available August-September. 
A large shrub to small tree; evergreen; flowers July—August; occurs in 
gravelly and rocky soils, 
Observations: Sonora deer; of outstanding importance as browse for mule 
deer. Very poor livestock forage. 
Cercocarpus minutifiorus Abrams. Small-flowered mountain-mohagony. 
Range: 5. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Achene. 
A large evergreen shrub. 
Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Mountain-mahogany. 
C. fothergilioides H. B. K., GC. parvifolius Nutt. C. flabellifolius Rydb. 
hance: OF tly 12513, 14, 15,216: 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Achene, available August—October. 
A large shrub or rarely a small tree; evergreen; flowers May—July; root 
system deep, spreading; slow growing; casts little shade; 30,000-60,000 seeds 
per pound, germination not less than 22 percent. 
Stomach records: Black-tailed deer, mountain sheep. Observations: Say 
chipmunk, Mexican bighorn, deer, and other herbivorous game animals. One 
of the most important western livestock browse species; palatability good for 
all livestock; reputed to be poisonous, but this appears to be doubtful; killed 
by overgrazing. 
Cercocarpus parvifolius, see Cercocarpus montanus, and C. alnifolius. 
Cercocarpus paucidentatus (Wats.) Britt. Hairy mountain-mahogany. 
C. parvifolius paucidentatus Wats., C. eximius (Schneid.) Rydb. 
Range: 11, 14. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit. Achene. 
A large shrub to small tree; evergreen; flowers March—May and again in 
August. A first-class goat browse. 
Cercocarpus rotundifolius, see Cercocarpus betuloides. 
Cercocarpus traskiae Eastw. Bigleaf mountain-mahogany. 
Range: 5. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Achene, available in August. 
A large shrub to small tree; evergreen; flowers in May. 
Cerothamnus carolinenses, see Myrica carolinensis. 
