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=Western Redbud=

Species -- Cercis occidentalis

Family -- Fabaceae

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Bush: __ __Tree: __ || __Photo of Flower __ __Photo of leaf__ After doing dormant: After summer: || || photo of reproductive part ||
 * __Photo of Bush and Tree from
 * Photo of bark:

Classification:
Angiosperm/Conifer Monocot/Dicot Diecious/Monoecious

Family characteristics:
The Western Redbud or also known as Cercis occidentalis is a part of the family fabsceae which is apart of the Plantae kingdom. Now when you look around at all of the plants that you see one must think that uh... they must be all the same well in fact they are not some are related to others but no one is exactly the same. In this section I will discuss the characteristics of the family. (I go into much more detail about identifying the actual plant in the identifying features.) The leafs of the flowers are either alternate or compounded, on the flower aspect of the plant the five petals of the plant are usually fused together or they are separated also in general the rose petals are hermaphrodite.

Size:
10 to 18 feet tall or wide it varies among the plants

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The Western Redbud also known as Cercis Occidentalis is a type of plant that can be either a small tree or in the form of a shrub. What is also interesting about this plant is that depending on the time of the year the plant change in color. For example during the __springtime__ there are magenta flowers that are half an inch long. In the __summer__ foliage will turn into a blue green with 3-inch leaves that are notched or rounded at the end. Now changing gears in the __fall__ the entire part of the tree or shrub will turn into a yellow or red color. And last in the __winter__ the branches will bear a red along with brown tone and seed pods. ======

Location/Habitat:
Native to California, Arizona, and Utah but predominantly found in the California foothills below 4000 feet, is where you can find the Western Redbud (or Cercis Occidentalis). It is so successful in these parts of the United States because it only requires half sunlight, it does require a “sandy” soil for best results. Also to maximize growth the soil needs to be on a neutral level. Another important aspect that needs to be considered for a successful growth is the Ph level of the soil. It can range from 5 to 8.5. The water range of the soil can be from dry to moist environment. The hardiness zones that the Western Redbud will fall under is from 7 - 9 the temperature zone that this plant also needs is from 0 to 10F

Reproduction/ Fertilization:
For the reproduction of the Western Redbud it depends on the pollination of the bees in order to carry out the setem to pistil of another western Redbud.

Special Adaptations:

 * 1) Resistant to oak root fungus

Sources:
Memodata Corporation: Online Encyclopedia, n.d. //Google//. Web. 12 Apr. 2010. . -- Family and Species

USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database ([|http://plants.usda.gov], 12 April 2010). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. - Family and Species

Gilman, Edward F., and Dennis G. Watson. //Cercis occidentalis Western Redbud//. Florida: University of Florida, 1993. 1-3. Web. 12 Apr. 2010. . -- General Information

Smoothy, Roger. //Sunset Western Garden Book//. 40th th ed. Menlo Park California: Sunset Publishing Corp - Weldon Owen Reference Inc, 1995. 218-19. Print. -- Identifying features, size, Location/Habitat, Water and Sun requirements, and special adaptations

//California Garden.com//. N.p., 1999. //Google//. Web. 23 Apr. 2010. . -- Picture of Flower

Shebs, Stan. //File:Cercis occidentalis red rock canyon.jpg//. //Google//. Web. 23 Apr. 2010. . -- Picture of Bush form of tree

[] -- Picture of Tree Form

"Cercis occidentalis ( Western redbud )." //BackyardGardener.com//. N.p., n.d. //Google//. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. . -- Information for Location and Habitat

"USDA Hardiness Zones." //treeink.org//. N.p., 1996. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. <"Cercis occidentalis ( Western redbud )." BackyardGardener.com. N.p., n.d. Google. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. . >. -- Hardiness Zones

http://redwoodbarn.com/images/cercisoccidentalis.jpg -- Picture of Western Redbud for bark

Gardeners, Master. "Cercis occidentalis Western redbud Fabaceae Family ." //University of Arizona.com//. University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative E, n.d. //Google//. Web. 24 Apr. 2010. . -- Photo of both leaf's

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flowering_kudzu.jpg -- Picture of Plant in family characteristics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabaceae - Information about the family characteristics

http://library.thinkquest.org/3608/reproduce.html - Reproduction information Created by: Raider JJ