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Cercis canadensis L. 1753
Fabaceae (Leguminosae, Papilionaceae)
(APG IV)eastern redbud, redbud
Akzessionnummer: SYS-G-162-1756
Pflanzjahr: 0
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;
