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Champion Information:
Height (Ft): 17
Circumference (In): 70
Average Crown Spread (Ft): 19
Total Points: 92
Nominator Name: Mark Corbet
Location: Lake County
Species Information:
Curlleaf mountain-mahogany hybridizes with littleleaf mountain-mahogany and true mountain-mahogany (C. montanus) where distributions of the species overlap. Descriptions of hybrid traits and habitats are available.
General Distribution:
Curlleaf mountain-mahogany is the most widely distributed of the mountain-mahoganies (Cercocarpus spp.). It occurs from southeastern Washington south to southern California and Baja California, and east to south-central Montana and western Colorado. The southernmost population of curlleaf mountain-mahogany is in Sierra San Pedro Martir of Baja California. Curlleaf mountain-mahogany is widespread in Nevada, Utah, and Idaho. Populations of curlleaf mountain-mahogany in Arizona are only known from the Grand Canyon.
The U.S. Geological Survey provides a map of curlleaf mountain-mahogany's distribution.
From US Forest Service: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/cerled/all.html
