Cercis canadensis L. var. texensis (S. Watson) M. Hopkins

vernacular Texas redbud — variety · Fabaceae

USDA: CECAT
GBIF: 7598605 syn.
Rank: variety

Texas redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) — Platephotograph · dbarronossCC BY-NC-ND source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus: Cercis

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 50 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 50 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: High
Shade: Low
Moisture use: Low
Fire: Medium
Salinity: Low
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: Low
Hedging: Low

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -8 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 180 min.
Precipitation: 16–80 in/yr
pH range: 6–8
Root depth: 20 in min.
Fertility need: Low
Soil texture: medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Multiple Stem
Growth rate: Rapid
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 12 ft
Height @ 20 y: 12 ft
Foliage texture: Fine
Foliage colour: Dark Green
Porosity (summer): Moderate
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Red
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Early Spring
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Fall
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: Yes
Seeds / lb: 18,000
Propagation: seed, cuttings, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Medium
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: Yes
Protein potential: Low
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 50 counties across 1 state.

Texas view state ↗ 50 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/CECAT ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/7598605 ↗

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