Fabaceae
California redbud
Cercis orbiculata
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Cercis
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- California redbud, Arizona redbud, Intermountain redbud
- Spanish
- Pata de vaca
Synonyms
- Cercis canadensis var. orbiculata (Greene) Barneby
- Cercis occidentalis var. orbiculata (Greene) Tidestr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.