page_title: Cercis siliquastrum
section_title: Distribution and ecological aspects
hierarchical_section_title: Cercis siliquastrum / Distribution and ecological aspects
caption_attribution_description: Cacopsylla pulchella (Psyllidae) sobre hojas de Cercis siliquastrum. Madrid, barrio de Peñagrande.
context_page_description: Cercis siliquastrum, commonly known as the Judas tree or Judas-tree, is a small deciduous tree from Southern Europe and Western Asia which is noted for its prolific display of deep pink flowers in spring.
context_section_description: The flowers are pollinated by bees, attracted by nectar. Pollen from the protruding stamens is deposited on the bee's body and carried to another flower's stigma.
  In Israel the tree has a status of a protected plant.
  British journalist Francis McCullagh reported seeing "innumerable" flowering specimens of this tree in Yildiz Park in Istanbul in April 1909. This kind of tree is still in the park today.
caption: Psyllids (Cacopsylla pulchella) on a leaf
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