Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Cercis canadensis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cercis canadensis is a deciduous shrub or small tree with a flat to rounded crown; it usually grows from 7.5 - 10 metres tall, but can reach up to 15 metres in some favoured sites. The trunk is usually straight, branching at around 1.5 - 2.7 metres above ground[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is often grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its showy springtime flowers and beautiful heart-shaped leaves[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern and Central N. America - Nebraska to Michigan and New Jersey, south to New Mexico and Florida, south through eastern Mexico to Veracruz

HabitatAn understorey tree in moist rich woods, along the banks of streams, in ravines, on bluffs, in open rocky woods, and also on abandoned farmland[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. It often forms a distinct understorey in woodlands[ 229 Title The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Publication Author Elias. T. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Year 1980 ISBN 0442238622 Description A very good concise guide. Gives habitats, good descriptions, maps showing distribution and a few of the uses. It also includes the many shrubs that occasionally reach tree proportions. ].