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Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus Intermountain Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany
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Photographer: Aaron Schusteff
ID: 0000 0000 0717 0690 (2017-07-06)Copyright © 2017 Aaron Schusteff
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date of photo Jun 21, 2017
location
Parking area below Bald Mountain Lookout, Bald Mountain Botanical Area, Sequoia National Forest (Tulare County, California, US)family
Rosaceae
notes This image shows terminal stems of Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus, with leaves and the dried remains of (normal) flowers. Those flowers are shown in more detail in the 2nd and 3rd images of this series. Fresh flowers of this taxon appear in Steve Matson's images here. Beyond being fascinating and distinctive small trees in their own right, these individuals of the venerable grove of Cercocarpus ledifolius at Bald Mountain caught my attention for the strange, densely chaotic vegetative growth of the inflorescence galls that infested them...clearly visible in the last two photos of this series. As a taxonomic aside...note that although all the vouchers listed on CalFlora for the Bald Mnt area refer to the nominate variety, the abaxially glabrous leaves, with midrib and veins clearly visible...made these plants go clearly to Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus in the Jepson eFlora key (see couplet 3). Curious about this discrepancy, I dug a bit and found the 1987 paper by Holmgren where variety intermontanus was published. All the vouchers on the CalFlora page were made before 1987...mystery solved! :-) I'm guessing the varietal ID in Alison Sheehey's CalFlora observation was made in deference to the preceding ID's on the CalFlora page...I almost did the same thing! (One hesitates to disagree with the likes of Twisselmann or Shevock :-) photo category: Plant - tree/shrub
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common names
Intermountain Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (photographer)
Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)View Calflora record for Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanusView all photos in CalPhotos of Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus Check Google Images for Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus |
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