Taxon

Gleditsia aquatica

 
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Gleditsia aquatica - swamp locust, water locust
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: swamp locust, water locust
Family: Fabaceae (pea family)
Synonym: Gleditsia monosperma
Distribution: e. United States
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A large native, deciduous tree growing 50-70' tall and wide. It grows in rich bottomland that periodically floods. Leaflets are typically smaller and bark is smoother than our native honey locust, with large thorns on trunk and branches. Summer foliage is green with yellow fall color. Flowers are greenish white and are ornamentally insignificant. The beanlike seed pods are only 1-2" long, thin and flat. Site in full sun to light shade in moist soil.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: CCA: AU28 (AU28) • Accession: D1997-0142.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: JPG: BB27 (BB27) • Accession: D1997-0142.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: STC: AB11 (AB11) • Accession: D2018-0247.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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