Apr 14, 2025
Most trees and shrubs that exhibit cauliflory and ramiflory are in the tropics, but the eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a rare example of a temperate region tree that grows flowers on its branches and trunk!
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Most trees and shrubs that exhibit cauliflory and ramiflory are in the tropics, but the eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a rare example of a temperate region tree that grows flowers on its branches and trunk!
redbud cauliflory
Didn't know Illicium could be cauliflorous as well. Mt. Talang West Sumatra, 1800m.
Brachychiton discolor by Linda De Volder Via Flickr: Tenerife. Costa del Silencio. Brachychiton discolor is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It grows in drier rainforest areas. Common names include lacebark tree, lace kurrajong, pink kurrajong, scrub bottle tree, white kurrajong, hat tree and sycamore. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachychiton_discolor
Wild cocoa, Herrania balaensis, Malvaceae by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: from Ecuador: www.flickr.com/andreaskay/albums
cercis canadensis 'ruby falls'
redbud blossoms growing directly from the trunk- a feature in some plants called "cauliflory"