
Virginia Tech Forestry Department, Virginia Tech Dendrology Database
Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius)
Also Known As: Mountain mahogany
Plant Family: Rose (Rosaceae)
Identification Guide:
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Phenophase Field Guide:
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Did you Know? The wood of curl-leaf mountain mahogany is extremely hard and so dense that it won’t float in water. It makes an excellent fuel, giving off an intense heat while burning for a long time. It is occasionally used in the manufacture of small articles for domestic and industrial use.
Phenological Observations of Interest: First Leaf, First Flower, Full Flower, End of Flowering, First Ripe Fruit
2009 Live Map for Curl-leaf mountain mahogany
Below you can view the latest 100 observations that have been reported in 2009 for Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (If the map below is empty then there have not been any 2009 observations reported.)
Use the navigation buttons on the left to zoom in/out and pan around. Click on each place marker to get detail information about that observation.
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