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littleleaf mountain mahogany
Cercocarpus intricatus
Colorado
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 ft. to 5.0 ft.
Spread: 3.0 ft. to 4.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July
- Flower Color
- Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Gray Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Streetscape Plants
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant, No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Clay, Loam, Rocky, Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Native to the west slope of Colorado.