Cercis canadensis

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Cercis canadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae / Leguminosae
Genus: Cercis
Species: C. canadensis
Binomial name
Cercis canadensis
L.
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Natural range of Cercis canadensis from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: eastern redbud

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Cercis canadensis Linnaeus var. canadensis[1]

Varieties: Cercis dilatata Greene; C. georgiana Greene[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

C. canadensis can be found as an understory tree in natural communities such as deciduous forests, mixed pinewoods, pine-oak woodlands, and mesic hammocks. It can grow in loam or sandy loam soil on slopes, bluffs, and floodplains. C. canadensis also occurs in disturbed areas such as roadsides, ditches, along railroads, and in landscaping.[2]

Associated species of C. canadensis include Magnolia pyramidata and Acer barbatum.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, K. Craddock Burks, Allan Buzhardt, W. G. D'Arcy, Kurt E. Blum, Patricia Elliot, G. Gil, C. J. Hansen, Gerald Long Karen MacClendon, Richard Mitchell, Elmer C. Prichard, Gwynn W. Ramsey, Mary Scott, John W. Thieret, and Larry Williams. States and counties: Alabama: Barbour and Escambia. Florida: Alachua, Calhoun, Gadsden, Jefferson, Lake, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady and Miller. Louisiana: St Landry. South Carolina: Fairfield. Tennessee: Montgomery.