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Gleditsia L. (Fabaceae)

A genus of thirteen to sixteen species of trees and shrubs; scattered relictually in the Old and New Worlds, related to Gymnocladus.

One species occurs in North Carolina, Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey locust). It is not native to the state.

Bark of Gleditsia triacanthos
Bark of Gleditsia triacanthos (Copyright W. Cook)
Thorns of Gleditsia triacanthos
Thorns of Gleditsia triacanthos (Copyright W. Cook)
Leaf of Gleditsia triacanthos
Leaf of Gleditsia triacanthos (Copyright W. Cook)
Flowers of Gleditsia triacanthos
Flowers of Gleditsia triacanthos (Photo: A. Krings, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
Pods of Gleditsia triacanthos
Pods of Gleditsia triacanthos (Copyright W. Cook)
N.C. distribution of Gleditsia triacanthos
N.C. distribution of Gleditsia triacanthos

Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey locust)
(Uncommon; native distribution is believed to be from w. NY west to se. SD, south to Panhandle FL and TX [west of the Blue Ridge]; woodlands, forests [generally bottomland], fencerows, often planted as a street tree; Fl: Apr-May, Fr: Jul-Nov)