Fabaceae
Cercis

Cercis occidentalis Torr. ex A.Gray

First published in Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 177 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Oregon to SW. U.S.A. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

International Legume Database and Information Service

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

Uses

Use
Environmental
[ILDIS]

Common Names

English
Western Redbud

Sources

  • 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 Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0