Cercis canadensis Linnaeus var. canadensis . Common name: Eastern Redbud, Judas Tree. Phenology: (Jan-) Late Feb-May; Jun-Nov (and persistent later). Habitat: Moist to dry forests and woodlands, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks, also commonly planted as an ornamental. Distribution: MA, WI, and NE south to c. peninsular FL and e. TX.

ID notes: This spectacular small tree is showy in bud or flower. The smooth, medium gray bark of younger trees is distinctive in winter; older trees develop shaggier bark with a reddish hue.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Other taxa within Cercis canadensis (here treated at varietal rank) occur in OK, TX, and Mexico.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, G, K4, NcTx, NE, NS, SE3, Tx, Va, Isely (1975), Isely (1998), Robertson & Lee (1976); = Cercis canadensis L. — S13; = Cercis canadensis L. ssp. canadensis — Can, FNA11.1, POWO; = Cercis canadensis L. var. typica M.Hopkins — Hopkins (1942); < Cercis canadensis L. — F, Fl3, GrPl, Il, Mi, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, W, WH3; > Cercis canadensis L. — Greene (1912a); > Cercis dilatata Greene — Greene (1912a); > Cercis georgiana Greene — Greene (1912a); Cercis canadensis L. Basionym: Cercis canadensis L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Cercis canadensis ssp. canadensis - FNA11.1

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (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)