[Mountain Mahoganies West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Plume Tree

Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus

Synonym: Cercocarpus montanus var. macrourus

Ventral leaf surface of Plume Tree: Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus (Synonym: Cercocarpus montanus var. macrourus)

A close-up view of the lower leaf surfaces of plume tree as seen along the trail to Upper Table Rock to the north of Medford, OR.........April 4, 2009. Note the triangular outline of the leaf and the lateral veins which number 6 or more.

Leaves of Plume Tree: Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus (Synonym: Cercocarpus montanus var. macrourus) - Leaves of Plume Tree: Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus (Synonym: Cercocarpus montanus var. macrourus)

Two views of the upper leaf surfaces of plume tree as seen along the trail to Upper Table Rock to the northwest of Medford, OR..........April 4, 2009. Click each photo to see an enlarged view.

Plume Tree: Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus (Synonym: Cercocarpus montanus var. macrourus) - Plume Tree: Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus (Synonym: Cercocarpus montanus var. macrourus) - Plume Tree: Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus (Synonym: Cercocarpus montanus var. macrourus)

Plume Tree: Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus (Synonym: Cercocarpus montanus var. macrourus) - Plume Tree: Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus (Synonym: Cercocarpus montanus var. macrourus)

Plume Tree: Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus (Synonym: Cercocarpus montanus var. macrourus) - Plume Tree: Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus (Synonym: Cercocarpus montanus var. macrourus)

Plume tree as seen along the trail to Upper Table Rock to the northwest of Medford, Oregon............April 28, 2012.

Paul Slichter