PLANTS Profile for Cercis orbiculata (California redbud)

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Cercis orbiculata Greene
California redbud

Symbol:

CEOR9

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Davis, University of California Davis Arboretum. February 4, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Cercis orbiculata Greene

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Synonyms:
Cercis orbiculata Greene

	CECAO	Cercis canadensis L. var. orbiculata (Greene) Barneby
	CEOCO	Cercis occidentalis Torr. ex A. Gray var. orbiculata (Greene) Tidestr.

Native Status:
Cercis orbiculata Greene


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (AZ, CA, NV, UT)

Related Taxa:
Cercis orbiculata Greene

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 3 species in Cercis

Classification:
Cercis orbiculata Greene

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Cercis L. – redbud
Species	Cercis orbiculata Greene – California redbud

More Accounts and Images:
Cercis orbiculata Greene

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507824.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Related Web Sites:
Cercis orbiculata Greene

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VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

eNature (National Wildlife Federation)

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 07:58 PM CDT