Cercocarpus breviflorus A.Gray

A common shrub of rocky slopes at intermediate elevations in southern New Mexico, eastern Arizona, and the Big Bend region of Texas. The fruits are very similar to those of Fallugia, though with fewer carpels per flower.

A branch with immature fruit along the Pine Tree Trail on the east side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 1 Oct 2005.



Leaves at Aguirre Springs, 1 Oct 2005.



A fruit at Aguirre Springs, 1 Oct 2005.



Flowers at Rock Wall Spring, San Andres Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 27 Jul 2010.



A flower on the Pine Tree Trail at Aguirre Springs, 20 Aug 2006.

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