Pronunciation: SIR-sis ok-si-den-TAY-lis
Common name: Western redbud
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Dry slopes, canyons, ravines, streambanks,
chaparral, foothill and yellow pine woodland to 5000'
Blooming period: February to April
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cercis
2) occidentalis