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Weakley's
Flora (
4/7/08
):
Fabaceae
Cercis canadensis var. canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS National Database:
Fabaceae
Cercis canadensis var. canadensis
LESS THAN
Vascular
Flora of the Carolinas (1968):
Fabaceae
098-04-001
Cercis canadensis
Common Name:
Eastern Redbud, Judas Tree
Tree
Perennial
Deciduous
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain south of VA, uncommon in NC Mountains)
Documented growing
wild in
GA
NC
SC
Look for it in moist to dry woodlands & forests, esp over calcareous or mafic rocks, also commonly planted as an ornamental, per Weakley's Flora
To see a detailed
map, click
here.
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...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
Leaves:
Simple
Mostly alternate
Flower:
Spring
Rose/Pink/Rarely white
Usually bisexual
Fruit:
Summer/Fall
Legume
To learn more about
this plant, look it up in a good book!
A Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p196
Gardening with Native Plants of the South p063
Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p023
Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p283
Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers p020
Landscaping with Native Trees p083
Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p078
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p104
Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p177
Trees of the Southeastern US p200
Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p098
Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p121
Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p144
Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p30
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JK Marlow
jkm0303w_23
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March
Greenville County
SC
Acknowledgments
to
Dixie Damrel, curator of Clemson University's Herbarium, for taxonomic review
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JK Marlow
jkm0303w_24
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March
Greenville County
SC
Flowers are borne on old wood, and appear in spring before the leaves, per A Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
Acknowledgments
to
Dixie Damrel, curator of Clemson University's Herbarium, for taxonomic review
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JK Marlow
jkm0303w_25
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March
Greenville County
SC
Acknowledgments
to
Dixie Damrel, curator of Clemson University's Herbarium, for taxonomic review
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JK Marlow
jkm0303y_07
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March
Greenville County
SC
Acknowledgments
to
Dixie Damrel, curator of Clemson University's Herbarium, for taxonomic review
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Jan Haldeman
jhh305_a
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March?
Acknowledgments
to
Dixie Damrel, curator of Clemson University's Herbarium, for taxonomic review
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Jan Haldeman
jhh305_b
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March?
"Cauliferous" flowers often grow straight out of trunks & branches, per Pause for Plants by Jan Haldeman.
Acknowledgments
to
Dixie Damrel, curator of Clemson University's Herbarium, for taxonomic review
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Kevin Adams
kcacerciscanadensis_w1
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April
Polk County
NC
Acknowledgments
to
Dixie Damrel, curator of Clemson University's Herbarium, for taxonomic review
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JK Marlow
s050902_f
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September
Greenville County
SC
Acknowledgments
to
Dixie Damrel, curator of Clemson University's Herbarium, for taxonomic review
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Paul Thompson
pstcercis_canadensis
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September?
Note that petioles are swollen at each end and twigs zigzag between nodes. — Clemson Extension
Click here to read more.
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JK Marlow
jkm0411i_07
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November
Greenville County
SC
Roadside
Acknowledgments
to
Dixie Damrel, curator of Clemson University's Herbarium, for taxonomic review
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