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Gleditsia triacanthos L.

Honeylocust

Fabaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Genus: Gleditsia (Honeylocust)

Synonyms

Gleditsia triacanthos
Acacia americana
Acacia inermis
Acacia laevis
Acacia triacanthos
Caesalpiniodes triacanthum
Gleditsia brachycarpa
Gleditsia bujotii
Gleditsia bujotii var. pendula
Gleditsia elegans
Gleditsia ferox var. nana
Gleditsia flava
Gleditsia heterophylla
Gleditsia horrida
Gleditsia inermis
Gleditsia inermis var. elegantissima
Gleditsia laevis
Gleditsia latifolia
Gleditsia latisilique
Gleditsia meliloba
Gleditsia micracantha
Gleditsia polysperma
Gleditsia sinensis var. nana
Gleditsia spinosa
Gleditsia triacanthos var. brachycarpos
Gleditsia triacanthos var. bujotii
Gleditsia triacanthos var. horrida
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis
Gleditsia triacanthos var. laevis
Gleditsia triacanthos var. macrocarpos
Gleditsia triacanthos var. nana
Gleditsia triacanthos var. polysperma
Gleditsia triacanthus
Melilobus heterophyla

Related species

Gleditsia triacanthos L. - Honeylocust

Traits


    <span class="r">Toxic</span>, <b>up to 40&#8239;m tall deciduous trees</b>. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> spike-like to racemose. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <b>actinomorphic</b>, open, +/- spread to bell- or funnel-shaped, <b>greenish to yellowish</b>....

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Gleditsia triacanthos

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Gleditsia triacanthos

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Gleditsia triacanthos

Gleditsia triacanthos

Status

  • neophyte being in naturalization

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, parks, gardens

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