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Fabaceae

 19-Leaves of Cercis canadensis, redbud

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The leaves of most caesalpinoid legumes are pinnately or bipinnately compound. The "simple" leaves of Cercis canadensis are actually the result of two leaflets that have fused together at the edges.

These leaves are of C. canadensis var. texensis, which has thicker, less pointed leaves than the typical variety.

Photo by K. R. Robertson at the National Wildflower Research Center, Austin, Texas.
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