Cercis

E279767

genus of plants taxon

Cercis is a genus of small deciduous trees and shrubs in the pea family, known for their early spring display of pink to magenta blossoms that often appear on bare branches before the leaves.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Cercis siliquastrum	2
Cercis canonical	1
Cercis chinensis	1
Cercis chingii	1
Cercis griffithii	1
Cercis occidentalis	1
Cercis racemosa	1
Philadelphus	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus of plants ⓘ taxon ⓘ
barkCharacteristic	dark bark with age ⓘ
belongsTo	legume family ⓘ
branchingPattern	often multi-stemmed ⓘ
clade	angiosperms ⓘ eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ surface form: rosids
commonName	redbuds ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
ecologicalRole	nectar source for pollinators ⓘ
family	Fabaceae ⓘ pea family ⓘ
flowerArrangement	clusters on old wood and trunk (cauliflory) ⓘ
flowerColor	magenta ⓘ pink ⓘ
floweringCharacteristic	flowers appear on bare branches before leaves ⓘ
floweringSeason	early spring ⓘ
fruitType	legume ⓘ
growthForm	deciduous shrub ⓘ deciduous tree ⓘ
habitat	open forests ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafPersistence	deciduous ⓘ
leafShape	broad ⓘ
leafType	simple ⓘ
nativeTo	Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
notableSpecies	Eastern redbud ⓘ surface form: Cercis canadensis Cercis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cercis chinensis Cercis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cercis chingii Cercis glabra ⓘ Cercis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cercis griffithii Cercis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cercis occidentalis Cercis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cercis racemosa Cercis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cercis siliquastrum
order	Fabales ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
seedDispersal	animals ⓘ gravity ⓘ
subfamily	Cercidoideae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typeSpecies	Cercis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cercis siliquastrum
typicalHeight	small tree ⓘ
usedAs	ornamental plant ⓘ
yearDescribed	1753 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern redbud → genus → Cercis ⓘ

Ptolemy II Philadelphus → epithet → Cercis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philadelphus

Cercis → typeSpecies → Cercis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cercis siliquastrum