Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus
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Curl leaf Mountain Mahogany is an erect, evergreen shrub, growing to 15 feet in height.
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Leaves are simple, alternate, and clustered. They are small (1/2 to 1 inch long) and narrowly elliptical, thick and leathery. | |
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Flowers are small, inconspicuous, trumpet-shaped, yellow and fragrant. | |
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Fruit has long, twisted, plumed tails up to 2 inches in length. | |
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Bark is grayish brown with deep, wide furrows and ridges that may break into plate-like scales |
Photos: Judy Sedbrook
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