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Photographer: Michael Clayton
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Family Caesalpiniaceae
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
honey locust
Gleditsia: simplified and Latinized name of J.G. Gleditsch, comtemporary of Linnaeus and a botanist
triacanthos: tri for 3; acantha for "thorn, thistle"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial tree 65" or more tall, usually thorny |
| Flower: | white to greenish/yellow; inflorescences along the branches, many male flowers in tight racemes, female flowers in looser racemes; blooms with or after the leaves appear |
| Fruit: | large, flat, oval, woody, usually many-seeded, dark brown pods; seeds separated about 1" apart by a sweetish pulp |
| Leaf: | leaves with 9-14 pairs of leaflets; leaflets oblong to lance-like |
| Habitat: | moist; rich woods |
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