PLANTS Profile for Cladrastis kentukea (Kentucky yellowwood)

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Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd
Kentucky yellowwood

Symbol:

CLKE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I

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Photo of Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, DC, Washington, USDA ARS National Arboretum. June 13, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd

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Synonyms:
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd

	CLLU	Cladrastis lutea (Michx. f.) K. Koch
	SOKE	Sophora kentukea Dum. Cours.

Distribution:
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, ME, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 1 species in Cladrastis

Classification:
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Cladrastis Raf. – yellowwood
Species	Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd – Kentucky yellowwood

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Cladrastis lutea
yellowwood		Endangered
Indiana:
Cladrastis lutea
yellowwood		Threatened

Introduced Information:
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26539.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/03/2008 11:04 PM MDT