Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey locust)

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Gleditsia triacanthos L.

Honey locust, thornless honey locust

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Fabales	Legumes (pea and bean families)
Family	Fabaceae	Legume family (peas and beans)
Genus	Gleditsia	Named for German botanist Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch (1714-1786)
Species	triacanthos

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9/14/2009 · Near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts ID is uncertain

This young tree is about 3 feet high. · 6/26/2015 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 9 × 6" (22 × 15 cm)

9/1/2013 · Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia
≈ 17 × 11" (42 × 28 cm)

5/6/2011 · Chesapeake Exploration Center, Kent Island, Maryland
≈ 12 × 8" (31 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain

Gleditsia triacanthos L. var. inermis (L.) C.K. Schneid.

Gleditsia triacanthos description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 29 Jul 2023.

5/6/2011 · Chesapeake Exploration Center, Kent Island, Maryland
≈ 6 × 9" (15 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain

8/4/2009 · Near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 4½' (2.2 × 1.5 m)

9/14/2009 · Near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts ID is uncertain

7/23/2010 · Nashua River Boat Ramp on Rte 119, Groton, Massachusetts ID is uncertain

5/6/2011 · Chesapeake Exploration Center, Kent Island, Maryland
≈ 6 × 9" (15 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain

9/12/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 21 × 14" (52 × 34 cm)

9/1/2013 · Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia
≈ 14 × 9" (35 × 23 cm)

7/23/2010 · Nashua River Boat Ramp on Rte 119, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 21 × 31" (52 × 78 cm) ID is uncertain

5/6/2011 · Chesapeake Exploration Center, Kent Island, Maryland
≈ 12 × 8" (31 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain

This young tree is about 3 feet high. · 6/26/2015 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 8 × 6" (20 × 14 cm)

8/4/2009 · Near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts
≈ 4½ × 5' (1.4 × 1.6 m)

9/1/2013 · Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia
≈ 13 × 9" (34 × 22 cm)

This young tree is about 3 feet high. · 6/26/2015 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 4½" (16 × 11 cm)

9/1/2013 · Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia
≈ 14 × 10" (36 × 24 cm)

9/12/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 4½" (17 × 11 cm)

This young tree is about 3 feet high. · 6/26/2015 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 8 × 6" (20 × 14 cm)

9/14/2009 · Near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts ID is uncertain

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