Flower profile
Littleleaf Mountain mahogany
Cercocarpus intricatus
Littleleaf Mountain mahogany is a flowering plant that USDA PLANTS lists as native in the lower 48 states. In Utah it's most often seen in bloom in March–May.
*iNaturalist research-grade observations, as of October 17, 2026.
On our lists for: Utah
Quick look
Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus is a variety of Cercocarpus ledifolius that is commonly known as little-leaf mountain mahogany.
- It belongs to the Rosaceae family. iNaturalist
- USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub with a perennial life cycle. USDA PLANTS
- USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 7 states. USDA PLANTS
- NatureServe lists it as native to Utah. NatureServe
- In Utah, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in March–May. iNaturalist
- iNaturalist has 1,088 research-grade sightings of it in Utah, ranking #47 among the 109 flowers on our Utah list. iNaturalist
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When does it bloom?
In Utah, most flowering sightings come in March–May.
Conservation status
- Federal (U.S. ESA)
- Not listed No U.S. Endangered Species Act listing in the USFWS ECOS database. USFWS ECOS
- NatureServe global
- G5 Secure worldwide. NatureServe
- Utah
- No list Utah has no state law listing endangered or threatened plants, so we show NatureServe's Utah ranks instead. NatureServe: SNR, not yet ranked in Utah.
- Rare elsewhere
- Other states where NatureServe ranks it rare or missing: NM (S1), WY (S1). (S1 critically imperiled, S2 imperiled, SH possibly extirpated, SX presumed extirpated.)
Checked October 17, 2026. Rankings and lists can change, so follow the links for the latest.
Can you eat it?
None of the sources we checked (NC State Extension (no page for this plant), USDA PLANTS) say whether it's edible or poisonous for people.
It isn't on the ASPCA plant list.
🌿 Never eat a wild plant unless you're certain of its ID; this isn't medical advice. Worried about a person? Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. Worried about a pet? Call your vet.
Where does it grow?
USDA PLANTS records littleleaf Mountain mahogany in 7 states.
recorded by USDA PLANTS on our state lists not recorded
See the full list of states
Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming.
Utah counties with USDA records: Beaver, Box Elder, Cache, Daggett, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Juab, Kane, Millard, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Uintah, Utah, Washington, Wayne.
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Sources
- USDA, NRCS. PLANTS Database, profile CEIN7.
- iNaturalist, Cercocarpus intricatus: taxonomy, research-grade observation counts and “Flowering” annotations, retrieved October 17, 2026.
- Wikipedia, Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus (lead quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Utah: Utah noxious weed list (Utah Admin. Code R68-9-3).
- USFWS, ECOS species database (ESA listing check), October 17, 2026.
- NatureServe Explorer, Cercocarpus intricatus (global and state ranks).
- Edibility and toxicity: no source found (marked "not well documented").
- Photo: Anders Hastings via iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · resized.