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Fabaceae

 18-Tree of Cercis canadensis, redbud

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Most caesalpinoid legumes are tropical or subtropical trees and shrubs. The genus Cercis (redbuds) occurs in temperate regions, and Cercis canadensis is native to Illinois.
Photograph by K. R. Robertson on his aunt's farm near Clever, Missouri; the trunks of the trees are "whitewashed" with lime.
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