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Cercocarpus ledifolius

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in Mexico. It can be found at elevations ranging from 600 to 3,000 m (2,000 to 9,800 ft), with the preferred altitude varying depending on the region. It prefers shallow, well-drained soils with a sandy or grainy consistency, and is generally found in areas which receive only 15–26 cm
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is slow-growing, sometimes taking up to a century to reach full height. The oldest specimens are thought to be around 1,350 years old, although the primary specimen that yielded this estimate was cut down. This makes it one of the longest-lived known flowering plants.
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is a large, densely branching tree which can reach heights of 11 metres (36 feet), although it is not uncommon to find the adult plant as a shrub as short as 1 m (
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inches) long and lance-shaped, and the edges may curl under. The flower consists of a small tan tube from which protrudes a long, plumelike
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Native Americans used the wood to make their bows. The species has many medicinal uses for various Native American groups, such as the
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The species is widespread across much of the Western United States as well as
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ledifolius.pdf United States Department of Agriculture IITF description;
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Nuttall in J. Torrey and A. Gray, 1840. Curl-leaf mountain mahogany
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covered in luxuriant tan hairs. The flowers are arranged in
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Nutt. Desert mountainmahogany, curl leaf mountain mahogany
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Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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Curl-leaf mountain mahogany branch with curly, fuzzy fruit
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Plants used in traditional Native American medicine
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Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
Rosales
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus
Binomial name
Nutt.

Synonyms

mountain mahogany
style
inflorescences
achene
Baja California
drought-resistant
pinyon pines
junipers
sagebrush
Gosiute
Paiute
Shoshone
The Plant List, Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
"Ecology of curlleaf mahogany in western and central Nevada: community and population structure"

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