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Gleditsia triacanthos

honey locust
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

honey locust

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Gleditsia triacanthos

Familia:

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

50 to 70 ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

deciduous

Destacado por:

Thorns

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen tree. To avoid insect issues, best not to plant in large numbers.

Consideraciones:

Very sharp thorns. Tree is short-lived in the southern parts of its range (includes Florida).

Disponibilidad:

Big Box Stores, Native Nurseries

Propagación:

Root cuttings. Also coppices readily. Seeds require cold treatment and scarification.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam

pH del suelo:

Slightly acidic to somewhat calcareous.

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for Epargyreus clarus  (Silver-Spotted Skipper) and several moths including Catocala innubens  (The Betrothed),  Catocala minuta  (Little Underwing), and Spiloloma lunilinea  (Moon-Lined Moth). 





Pollinated primarily by small bees and flies.





Other insect feeders include the treehoppers, leafhoppers, some bugs, and some beetles. 

The seed pods have edible sweet pulp and are eaten by deer, opossums, squirrels, crows, starlings, and  quail. 

Hábitats nativos:

Upper portions of riverine floodplains, fertile uplands, stream banks. Planted in upland areas.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Wood is hard and rot resistant. Used for fence posts.

Comentarios generales:

Very thorny. In the northern parts of its range, a thornless cultivar is planted.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Burns, Russell M., and Barbara H. Honkala [Technical coordinators]. (1990). Silvics of North America: Volume 2. Hardwoods. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 654. ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/1548 ). Accessed 2025.


Hilty, John. (2002-2018). Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Illinois: Honey Locust. ( https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/trees/plants/honey_locust.html ). Accessed 2026.


Minno, Marc and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2025. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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