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Cercocarpus betuloides

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Family: Rosaceae · Genus: Cercocarpus

Cercocarpus betuloides

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Cercocarpus betuloides, commonly known as birch-leaf mountain mahogany or western mountain mahogany, is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the rose family (Rosaceae). It is native to California and Baja California. It is one of at least nine species in the broader mountain mahogany genus, Cercocarpus, characterized by their extremely hard reddish-brown wood and distinctive feathery seeds, although the genus is not a true mahogany.

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