Cercis /srss/ is a genus of about 10 species in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the pea family Fabaceae native to warm temperate regions. It contains small deciduous trees or large shrubs commonly known as redbuds. They are characterised by simple rounded to heart-shaped leaves and pinkish-red flowers borne in the early spring on bare leafless shoots on both branches and trunk (cauliflory). Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Plant