Cercis canadensis Linnaeus var. mexicana (Rose) M. Hopkins. Common name: Mexican Redbud. Phenology: (Jan-) Mar-Apr. Habitat: Rocky limestone areas. Distribution: Scattered from nc. OK to e. and wc. TX, south into Mexico along the Sierra Madre Oriental.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Cercis canadensis var. mexicana and C. canadensis var. texensis have similar distributions (though with different areas of greatest abundance) and appear to differ morphologically primarily in hairiness (see key).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fritsch & Cruz (2012), Fritsch et al (2018), Hopkins (1942); = Cercis canadensis ssp. mexicana (Rose) A.E.Murray – FNA11.1; < Cercis canadensis L. – Mex; < Cercis occidentalis Torr. – S13, misapplied
Links to other floras: = Cercis canadensis ssp. mexicana - FNA11.1
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
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