Cercis occidentalis (Western redbud)

A pollinator’s delight! And, the leaves are used by leafcutter bees to line their nest cavities. With its showy clusters of brightly colored flowers and reddish-purple seed pods, this species is beautiful in all of the seasons. More information and glossary: Jepson eFlora (https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/) More Jepson Videos:    / jepsonherbarium   Public workshops: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/workshops/ Redbud chapter of the California Native Plant Society: https://chapters.cnps.org/redbud/ Cercis canadensis photo by Jane Shelby Richardson. © 2020 The Regents of the University of California. Limited third party content used by permission and/or under fair use. For all content associated with this video, we encourage the exercise of fair use in compliance with Title 17 of the US Code.