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 deciduousshrubs or small trees in the Rosaceae, native to the western 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.
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Phylogeny of Rosoideae (pdf file) (http://research.yale.edu/yoderlab/pdfs/2003,%20Eriksson%20et%20al,%20IJPS.pdf)
Cercocarpus traskiae, a member of the rose family (Rosaceae), is an evergreen shrub or small tree that flowers from March to May. The flowers lack petals and occur in clusters of 4 to 10.
The decline of Cercocarpus traskiae is primarily due to grazing by feral goats and pigs.
Cercocarpus traskiae, Lithophragma maximum, and Sibara filifolia are in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of their ranges, and therefore meet the Act's definition of endangered.
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