var. canadensis  Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Eastern redbud  (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone).

var. mexicana (Rose) M. Hopkins Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Mexican redbud  (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone). Synonymy:   Cercis canadensis ssp. mexicana (Rose) E. Murr.

var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Texas redbud  (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone). Present in the CalFlora Database but treated as Cercis occidentalis Torrey (California distribution map). Photographs (26) from CalPhotos. Synonymy:   Cercis canadensis ssp. texensis (S. Wats.) E. Murr., Cercis occidentalis Torr. ex Gray