Seed Pods of the Judas Tree, Cercis siliquastrum, Fabaceae.
Seed Pods of the Judas Tree, Cercis siliquastrum, Fabaceae. Leguminosae Caesalpiniaceae bean pea Family. Judas tree, Cercis siliquastrum, is a small tree to 10-15 m tall native to the south of Europe and southwest Asia, in Iberia, southern France, Italy, Greece and Asia Minor which forms a handsome low tree with a flat spreading head. In early spring it is covered with a profusion of magenta pink flowers which appear before the leaves. The flowers have an agreeably acidic bite and are eaten in mixed salad or made into fritters. The tree was frequently figured in the 16th and 17th century herbals. This small sparsely branched tree is said to be the one from which Judas Iscariot hanged himself after betraying Christ, but the name may be derive from Judea's tree after the region encompassing Israel and Palestine where the tree is commonplace.
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Location: Southern Europe and Asia
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