| Common Name |
Western Redbud, Pata de Vaca |
| Latin Name |
Cercis occidentalis |
| Native Habitat |
300 to 4,500 feet in California foothill woodlands and
4,00 to 4,500 feet in Mojave and Sonoran Deserts |
| Soil |
Dry to moist, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam, low
to high organic content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or twice per month depending on soil in hot weather |
| Height X Width |
20 feet X 10 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Glossy blue-green, heart shaped, winter deciduous |
| Garden Suitability |
Songbird, Thornless |
| Ornamental Value |
Showy pink, purple, or white flowers in April, rosy seed
pods in May |
| Nature Value |
Flowers used by bees, seeds eaten by birds, larval plant
for butterflies |
| Native American Uses |
Roots used in basketry |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Fabaceae/Cercis_occidentalis.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=203 |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/55753/index.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.bewaterwise.com/gardensoft/plant_description.aspx?PlantID=130 |
| Article |
http://www.csuchico.edu/lbib/spc/iepages/redbud.html |
| Distribution map |
http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/atlas/little/cercocci.pdf |
| Nursery, image, and
data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/191.htm |
| Nursery, image, and
data |
http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?strLetter=C&plant_id=387&page=4 |
