
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.