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Cercis canadensis L. 1753

Fabaceae (Leguminosae, Papilionaceae) (APG IV)
eastern redbud, redbud
Taxon concept: The Plant List (2014), version 1.1
Distribution: Canada: Ontario; eastern United States; Mexico

Cercis canadensis L. - Accepted: Cercis canadensis L. bei Zander 2008; Familie: Fabaceae (Leguminosae, Papilionaceae) (Zander 2008)
Cercis canadensis L. - Accepted: Cercis canadensis L. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fabaceae (Leguminosae, Papilionaceae) (APG III)

Flowers
hermaphrodite flowers; showy, pink flowers
Flower ecology
insect-pollinated (entomophilous) (bees)
Life form
tree or shrub
Foliage persistence
deciduous
Fruits
fruit is a pea-like legume
Fruit ecology
animal-dispersed (zoochorous) (birds)
Soil conditions
predominantly on alkaline or calcareous soils
Root type
taproot
Natural occurrence (habitat)
oak forests, forest edges, midstory layer of woodlands (with flowering dogwood); Ashe juniper (Juniperus ashei) habitats; exposed limestone cliffs, disturbed habitats on cutover or windthrown areas
Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)
temperate, mixed mesophytic broad-leaved deciduous forests and mixed forests
Constraints according radiation (light)
moderately shade tolerant
Chemical characters
seeds contain linolenic, alpha-linolenic, oleic and palmitic acid
Usage
bark of young shoots is used in basket making; flowers can be used as a condiment; extract from the inner bark acts highly astringent and is used in the treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery and serves as a febrifuge; ornamental tree in landscaping

Erhardt, W., Götz, E., Bödeker, N. & Seybold, S. (2008): Der große Zander. Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. Band 2. Arten und Sorten. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart (Hohenheim), 18. Aufl., 2103 S.;

The International Plant Names Index (2009). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org; Courtesy to IPNI, 2009. Exported from IPNI at date: 2009-09-22 20:17:51;





Last update:
Taxonomic update: Database method on: 28.2.2020
Update of the description: Matthias Krause; latest by: Matthias Krause on: 20.3.2019

In the list below you will find the geographic coordinates of many woody plants in the garden. In these cases the points are marked in the map.
If no coordinates are listed, the coordinate of the point in the map marks the middle coordinate of the section.

Sex Standort Accession number Planting year Donation IPEN Lat. Long.
Parzelle S LG-S-046-21098 1998 XX-0-HOH-LG-S-046-21098 48,706824 9,211809
Parzelle E SP-EB-002-17042 2016 + XX-0-HOH-SP-EB-002-17042 48,711493868 9,2116251999
Gehölz SYS-G-162-1756 XX-0-HOH-SYS-G-162-1756 48,708601 9,210985