[Mountain Mahogany: The Genus Cercocarpus in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany,Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus

Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus

A leaf of curl-leaf mountain mahogany as seen atop Hobart Bluff, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.....May 28, 2021.

Leaves and spent flowers of Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus

Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (var. intermontanus) as seen along the Hager Mountain Trail on the upper west-facing slopes of Hager Mountain, Fremont National Forest........May 19, 2016.

Underside of the leaves of Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus - Underside of the leaves of Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus

Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (var. intermontanus) as seen along the Hager Mountain Trail on the upper west-facing slopes of Hager Mountain, Fremont National Forest........May 19, 2016.

Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus

Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (var. intermontanus) as seen with maturing fruits on a hill on the south side of the campground road up Rock Creek in Hot Springs Campground, Hart Mt. National Antelope Refuge.........June 9, 2016.

Leaf of Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus

Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus

Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (var. intermontanus) as seen on the eastern flanks of Spanish Peak, Ochoco National Forest.........September 25, 2016. Although the leaf margins are curled under a bit, the midrib and lateral veins are visible since the underside is not very woolly-hairy, so that helps identify this as var. intermontanus.

Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus - Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus

Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (var. intermontanus) as seen along Forest Road 2901, about 3-4 miles uphill from Oregon Highway 31, Fremont-Winema National Forest........April 30, 2017.

Ventral leaf surfaces of Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus - Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus

Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (var. intermontaus) as seen along Forest Road 2630 about half a mile uphill to the northwest of Scotts Campground, Ochoco National Forest........May 10, 2017.

Paul Slichter