Taxon

Gleditsia triacanthos

Gleditsia triacanthos - honey locust
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Common name: honey locust
Family: Fabaceae (pea family)
Distribution: c. and e.-c. North America
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A native tree to Eastern North America, this plant typically grows 60-80' tall with a rounded spreading crown. Trunk and branches have stout thorns (to 3" long). Inconspicuous, greenish yellow to greenish white flowers appear in late spring. Flowers are followed by long, twisted and flattened, dark purplish-brown seedpods which mature in late summer and persist into winter. This plant is best used in forest plantings or away from driveways or lawns, due to hazards presented by thorns.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

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