Family:
Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus:
Cercis L.

Cercis occidentalis Torr. ex A.Gray

This species is accepted, and its native range is SW. Oregon to SW. U.S.A.

[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub/Tree
Vernacular
California Redbud, Judas Tree

[ILDIS]
Use
Environmental

Native to:

Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah

Cercis occidentalis Torr. ex A.Gray appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hartweg, K.T. [1706], California K000760744 Yes
Torrey, J. [181], California K000760746 Yes
Hartweg, K.T. [1706], California K000760743 Yes
Torrey, J. [1890], California K000760745 Yes

First published in Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 177 (1850)

Accepted by

  • Cardinal-McTeague, W. (2020). Personal communication on Fabaceae, Cercidoideae. 2 Université de Montréal, Canada.
  • Meyers, S.C. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Oregon 2: 1-861. Botanical research institute of Texas Press.

Not accepted by

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cercis canadensis var. texensis.]

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Meyers, S.C. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Oregon 2: 1-861. Botanical research institute of Texas Press.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Horn, P. E. (1988). Herbarium References
  • Isely, D. (1998). Native & naturalized Leg. of the USA. Brigham Young Univ. Utah

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0