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honey locust, leguminous deciduous tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) of the family Leguminosae (pulse pulse, in botany, common name for members of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae), a large plant family, called also the pea, or legume, family. Numbering about 650 genera and 17,000 species, the family is third largest, after the asters and the orchids.
..... Click the link for more information. family), native to the eastern half of the United States but planted as a shade tree in many regions of the United States and in other countries, where it is sometimes naturalized. It has heavily fragrant flowers attractive to bees, compound leaves made up of small leaflets, and large branching thorns. The pods, which usually twist with age, are brown, flat, about 12 to 18 in. (30.5–45.7 cm) long, and have a sweet, edible pulp that has been used to make beer. Pulp of Asian species has substituted for soap. Wood of the honey locust is durable and has been used chiefly for fence posts and crossties. A thornless variety is widely planted in the N United States as a street tree. Other trees called locust belong to the same family. The honey locust is classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem). ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Leguminosae. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | H * * 34 Gleditsia triacanthos E T * * 35 Lantana camara N Sh * * 36 Ligustrum lucidum E T * * 37 Ligustrum sinense E T * * 38 Metastelma virgatum N Cr * * 39 Oxalis spp. John plans to redevelop his garden over the coming years, keeping the best features, framework plants and important trees, such as gleditsia triacanthos sunburst with its lovely golden foliage. Family Names Gleditsia triacanthos of the Family Leguminosae Other Names Honeylocust, honey locust, common honeylocust, honey shucks locust, sweet bean tree Height/Weight Average height is 75 feet with 2 to 3 foot diameters but can grow to maximum height of 140 feet with 6 foot diameter. |
Gleditsia triacanthos |
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