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Cercocarpus montanus Raf.
Alderleaf mountain-mahogany, true mountain-mahogany
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
| Family | Rosaceae | Includes apples, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, almonds, roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns, rowans, and hawthorns; many others |
| Genus | Cercocarpus | From the Greek kerkos, “tail,” and karpos, “fruit,” an allusion to the tail-shaped achene |
| Species | montanus | Of the mountains |
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Identification:
Online References:
The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database
The USDA Plants Database
Cercocarpus montanus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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9/16/1999 · Florissant and Lake George area, Colorado · By Tim Chandler  ID is uncertain 
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