Unidentified Sub-alpine Shrub

I need some help to identify this sub-alpine shrub which I encountered on a rocky exposure near the Bristlecone Trail on Mount Charleston near Las Vegas. The elevation here was about 9,000 feet. The other photo shows the plant community in the immediate vicinity. I believe the tree on the left is a Ponderosa Pine; the one on the right is a Bristlecone Pine, and the unidentified shrub is in the foreground. Other nearby trees and shrubs included White Fir, Trembling Aspen, Utah Juniper and Common Juniper. Any suggestions?

Rhus

 

Maybe a species of Mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus?

 

Agree -- possibly Cercocarpus ledifolius (I've attached a photograph of a plant I've tentatively identified as such from southeast Oregon)? Would you happen to have a close-up of an individual leaf?

 

Thanks for the tip Michael, and yes, I believe you probably have it Daniel with C. ledifolius. I regret that I do not have a close-up of a single leaf, but I can tell you they were quite small---no more than half an inch in length, and very narrow. Your sample attachment appears to be a much larger specimen, but it expresses the same gnarly character.