Plants of the San Marcos Foothills Preserve

Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides (birch-leaf mountain mahogany)

Uncommon native, perennial shrub, grows near the Preserve high point. Flowers are whitish. Blooms in spring.

Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides (birch-leaf mountain mahogany) pictured in late winter.

Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides (birch-leaf mountain mahogany) pictured in late winter.