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Cercis
Cercis /ˈsɜːrsɪs/, is a genus of about 10 species in the subfamily Cercidoideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to warm temperate regions. It contains small deciduous trees or large shrubs commonly known as redbuds. They are characterised by simple, rounded to heart-shaped leaves and pinkish-red flowers borne in the early spring on bare leafless shoots, on both branches and trunk ("cauliflory"). Cercis is derived from the Greek word κερκις (kerkis) meaning "weaver's shuttle", which was...
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first
eastern redbud
speciesCercis canadensis
Judas-tree
speciesCercis siliquastrum
Western Redbud
speciesCercis occidentalis
Chinese redbud
speciesCercis chinensis
Arizona redbud
speciesCercis orbiculata
smooth redbud
speciesCercis glabra
Griffith's redbud
speciesCercis griffithii
giant redbud
speciesCercis gigantea
Cercis chingii
speciesCercis chingii
Cercis chuniana
speciesCercis chuniana
Cercis racemosa
speciesCercis racemosa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48801.