Gleditsia triacanthos
| Scientific Name: | Gleditsia triacanthos |
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| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Common Name: | Honey Locust |
| Authority: | Linnaeus |
| Etymology: | Gleditsia = Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch, triacanthos = three-spined |
| C Value: | 2 |
| Wetness: | FAC |
| # of Species in Genus in Illinois: | 2 |
| Duration: | Perennial |
| Reproduction: | Monoecious |
| Flower Type: | Imperfect |
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| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Growth Habit: | Woody |
| Leaf Arrangement: | Alternate |
| Leaf Type: | Pinnate Compound |
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| Leaf Margin: | Entire |
| Leaf Toothing: | Entire |
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| Distribution: | BONAP Distribution Map |
| Status (State): | Not Listed |
| Status (Federal): | Not Listed |
| ID Tips: | Simple and brached thorns roughly 8 inches long surrounding the base of the tree. Not to be confused with the shorter thorns of Robinia pseudoacacia, Black locust. |
| Gee Whiz: | Believed to contain a precursor bacterial symbiont which later developed into nitrogen fixing nodules. |
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| More Info: | Illinois Wildflowers Search |