Taxon

Cercis canadensis

 
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Cercis canadensis - eastern redbud
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: eastern redbud
Family: Fabaceae (pea family)
Distribution: e. United States to Mexico
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A native deciduous tree whose flowers in early spring, usually mid to late April, light up Ohio wood edges and fields. Bright magenta pea-like flowers emerge from stems, sometimes even fairly large branches. About when flowers begin to fade, heart-shaped leaves emerge giving this plant a distinctive look in the garden. Often has multiple trunks and nice used as a specimen, accent or just a bright splash of color in the garden. Fall color is yellow but in most years not spectacular. Once established it is a tough tree doing well in urban landscapes.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: ADG: AT16 (AT16) • Accession: D1974-0129.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: AES: BM27 (BM27) • Accession: D1990-0143.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: Native Plant Display Garden (VVW) (NPDG) • Accession: D2022-0010 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 4: ZLG: AO13 (AO13) • Accession: D2017-0539.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 5: ZLG: AQ14 (AQ14) • Accession: D2020-0259.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 6: ZLG: AQ14 (AQ14) • Accession: D2020-0259.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 7: ZLG: AQ14 (AQ14) • Accession: D2020-0259.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 8: ZLG: AQ14 (AQ14) • Accession: D2020-0259.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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