Taxon: Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray var. intricatus (S. Watson) M. E. Jones

Summary

Genus:

Cercocarpus

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Dryadoideae

Tribe:

Cercocarpeae

Nomen number:

463052

Place of publication:

Bot. Gaz. 5:154. 1880

Verified:

05/02/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray (40 active accession[s])
Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray nothovar. intercedens C. K. Schneid. (23 active accession[s])
Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray var. intermontanus N. H. Holmgren (3 active accession[s])
Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray var. ledifolius (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Cercocarpus intricatus S. Watson

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Heuvel, B. D. V. & C. R. Linder. 2001. A molecular phylogeny for Cercocarpus HBK (Rosaceae) using the external transcribed spacer of the nuclear ribosomal repeat. In E. D. McArthur & D. J. Fairbanks, comps. Shrubland ecosystem genetics and biodiversity: proceedings. Proc. U.S. Forest Serv. Rocky Mount. Res. Sta. 21:89-94.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	dwarf mountain-mahogany			1	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: as Cercocarpus intricatus
English	littleleaf mountain-mahogany			1	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: as Cercocarpus intricatus

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado	s.w.	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	n.w.	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona	n.	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	s.e.	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada	s. & e.	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.

Native
Northern America

NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (s.w.)]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (n.w.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (n.), California (s.e.), Nevada (s. & e.), Utah]

Reference(s)

Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=463052. Accessed 12 May 2026.