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

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Variety

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Characteristics

A shrub or tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 4.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 3-7
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses fiber food incense material medicinal wood
Edible flowers pods seeds
Therapeutic use Febrifuge (bark)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs scarification and soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Cercis canadensis var. texensis world distribution map, present in Mexico, New Zealand, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1149131-2
WFO ID wfo-0000165581
COL ID 5MYZX
BDTFX ID 77059
INPN ID 160958
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Synonyms

Cercis reniformis Cercis arizonica Cercis occidentalis Cercis nitida Cercis texensis Siliquastrum occidentale Cercis canadensis var. texensis Cercis occidentalis var. texensis Cercis canadensis subsp. texensis Cercis arizonica