Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis L.)
↑Summary
A small tree often growing as an understory component in forests.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
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| Expanded or Not Present | |
| Native or Expanded or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Habitat
Found on a wide variety of sites, and absent only from the wettest, driest, and most acidic sites. However, most common on calcium-rich soils. Found on richer sites in oak forests. Usually found growing in part shade, but can be found on moister sites in full sun. Also grows on exposed limestone hillsides and cliffs, often together with eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana).
Often found growing together with flowering dogwood (Cornus florida).
↑Links & External Resources
• Eastern Redbud | Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) (About This Site)
• Cercis canadensis (Redbud) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Cercis canadensis | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)
• Eastern Redbud | Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets (About This Site)
• Eastern Redbud | Silvics of North America (About This Site)
• Cercis canadensis | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Cercis canadensis | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Cercis canadensis | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Eastern Redbud | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Cercis canadensis L. var. canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
