Cercocarpus fothergilloides
Cercocarpus fothergilloides is a Mexican plant species in the rose family. It is widespread across much of Mexico from Tamaulipas and Coahuila south as far as Oaxaca.[2]
| Klamath mountain mahogany | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Cercocarpus |
| Species: | C. fothergilloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercocarpus fothergilloides Kunth 1824 not Torr. 1828 | |
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Cercocarpus fothergilloides is a shrub or small tree sometimes reaching 5 meters (17 feet) in height but usually much shorter. Leaves are egg-shaped, thick and leathery, with a thick coat of hairs on the underside but nearly hairless on the upper side. Flowers are borne in groups of 5-10.[3]
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