Cercis canadensis L. var. texensis, Texas Redbud
Cercis canadensis var. texensis,
Texas Redbud.
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Like the eastern redbud, Cercis
canadensis var. texensis, also has
seed pods typical of the pea family.
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Texas Redbud leaves are thicker
and more glossy than those of
eastern redbud.
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Sunlight shows the leaf rib, or vein,
structure of Cercis canadensis var.
texensis. Tarrant Co., Texas
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Cercis canadensis var. texensis
leaves also differ in shape from those
of eastern rudbud in that they are
more rounded, less heart shaped.
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Cercis canadensis var. texensis has
smooth bark when young, becoming
slightly rougher at the base with age.
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Cercis canadensis var. texensis -
rougher bark at the trunk base.
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Cercis canadensis var. texensis -
Texas Redbud.
Tarrant Co., Texas
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