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Taxon:  Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt.



Summary
Genus:
Cercocarpus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Dryadoideae
Tribe:
Cercocarpeae
Nomen number:
317275
Place of publication:
J. Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1:427. 1840
Verified:
02/13/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. var. betuloides (0 active accession[s])
Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. var. blancheae (C. K. Schneid.) Little (0 active accession[s])
Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. var. macrourus (Rydb.) Jeps. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
  2. Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993
  3. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  4. Kartesz, J. T. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 1994
  5. Lis, R. A. 1992. Leaf architectural survey of Cercocarpus (Rosaceae) and its systematic significance. Int. J. Pl. Sci. 153:269-270.
  6. Little, E. L., Jr. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541. 1979
  7. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja Norte 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
2Cultivated     
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja Norte]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=317275. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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