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Species
Cercocarpus montanus [Cercocarpus argenteus] [Cercocarpus parvifolius]
Family
Rosaceae
CommonName
alderleaf mountain majogany
Presence
YES
Status
native
EarliestDate
1924
LatestDate
2018
Ecosystem
foothill, montane
Geobotanical
SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos
Counties
Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache
Passes
La Veta, Mosca
WildlifePreserves
Coller, Great Sand Dunes, Hot Creek
Other Localities
La Botica
PhotoRecords
YES Rich Haswell: Saguache Co, Penitente Canyon 26 May 2018
Comments
A common member of foothill and montane canyon plant communities, growing on steep rocky slopes and volcanic outcrops and ridges, mountain mahogany has been collected from all mountains regions of the Watershed except for the south Cristo (but undoubtedly present there). Primarily a USA Southwest plant, Cercicarpus montanus grows on down the Rio Grande drainage though New Mexico past the Big Bend country of Texas.
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