Fabaceae Cercis canadensis L.

Eastern Redbud

Kiowa - Other, Season Indicator

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 32

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Scientific name: Cercis canadensis L.
USDA symbol: CECAC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Redbud
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Season Indicator
Notes: Flower welcomed as a sign of spring. This plant was esteemed because it is one of the earliest shrubs to flower in the spring. The red or pink flowers which appear before the leaves gave rise to their saying 'pink flowers form into leaves.' Flowering branches were used in the homes to 'drive winter out.'

RECRD: 10835 id: 8868

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