PLANTS Profile for Gleditsia (locust)

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PLANTS Profile

Gleditsia L.
locust

Symbol:

GLEDI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

None

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Images:
Gleditsia L.

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Distribution:
Gleditsia L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Gleditsia L.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Gleditsia L.

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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	Gleditsia L. – locust

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Gleditsia L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow	Low		Low				Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Gleditsia L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26711.

Time Generated: 10/29/2008 08:28 AM MDT