96 MISC. PUBLICATION 303, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Cercocarpus breviflorus Gray. 
Range : 11, 14, 17. 
Site : Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Achene. 
A large evergreen shrub. 
Cercocarpus douglasii, see Cercocarpus hefuloides. 
Cercocarpus eximius, see Cercocarpus paucidentatus. 
Cercocarpus fiabellifolius, see Cercocarpus tnontanus. 
Cercocarpus fothergilloides, see Cercocarpus montanus. 
Cercocarpus hypoleucus Rydb. 
Range: 12. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Acbene. 
A large shrub to small tree ; evergreen ; flowers June-July. 
Cercocarpus intricatus Wats. Littleleaf mountain-mahogany. 
C. intricatus villosus Schneid., C. arizonicus Jones. 
Range: 9, 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, 13, 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. 
Odservations: Sonora deer: of outstanding importance as browse for mule 
deer. Very poor livestock forage. 
Cercocarpus minutiflorus Abrams. Small-flowered mountain-mohagony. 
Range: 5. 
Site : Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Achene. 
A large evergreen shrub. 
Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Mountain-mahogany. 
C. fothergiUoides H. B. K., C. parvifolius Nutt. C. flabeUifolius Rydb. 
Range: 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. 
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. alnifoUus. 
Cercocarpus paucidentatus (Wats.) Britt. Hairy mountain-maliogany. 
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 tetuloides. 
Cercocarpus traskiae Eastw. Blgleaf 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 caroJinensis, 
