PLANTS Profile for Cercis canadensis var. mexicana (Mexican redbud)

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PLANTS Profile

Cercis canadensis L. var. mexicana (Rose) M. Hopkins
Mexican redbud

Symbol:

CECAM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Cercis canadensis L. var. mexicana (Rose) M. Hopkins

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Synonyms:
Cercis canadensis L. var. mexicana (Rose) M. Hopkins

CECAM2

Cercis canadensis L. ssp. mexicana (Rose) E. Murray

Distribution:
Cercis canadensis L. var. mexicana (Rose) M. Hopkins


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USA (NM, TX)

Related Taxa:
Cercis canadensis L. var. mexicana (Rose) M. Hopkins

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 3 species in Cercis, 3 varieties in Cercis canadensis L.

Classification:
Cercis canadensis L. var. mexicana (Rose) M. Hopkins

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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 canadensis L. – eastern redbud
Variety	Cercis canadensis L. var. mexicana (Rose) M. Hopkins – Mexican redbud

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cercis canadensis L. var. mexicana (Rose) M. Hopkins

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Cercis canadensis
eastern redbud		Special Concern
New Jersey:
Cercis canadensis
redbud		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cercis canadensis L. var. mexicana (Rose) M. Hopkins

Cercis canadensis:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACU

FACU-

FACU

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Cercis canadensis L. var. mexicana (Rose) M. Hopkins

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527242.

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

Related Web Sites:
Cercis canadensis L. var. mexicana (Rose) M. Hopkins

Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 08/31/2009 12:57 AM MDT