| Honey locust |
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| A cultivated honey locust showing fall color |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
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Angiosperms |
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Eudicots |
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Rosids |
| Order: |
Fabales |
| Family: |
Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: |
Gleditsia |
| Species: |
G. triacanthos |
| Binomial name |
Gleditsia triacanthos
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| Native range |
| Synonyms |
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- Acacia villaregalis McVaugh (1987)
- Caesalpiniodes heterophyllum (Raf.) Kuntze (1891)
- Caesalpiniodes triacanthum (L.) Kuntze (1891)
- Gleditsia brachycarpos (Michx.) Pursh (1813)
- Gleditsia bujotii Neumann (1846)
- Gleditsia bujotii pendula Van Geert . nud.
- Gleditsia bujotii var. pendula Rehder o syn.
- Gleditsia elegans Salisb. perfl.
- Gleditsia excelsa-pendula de Vos (1887)
- Gleditsia ferox Desf. (1809)
- Gleditsia ferox var. nana (Loudon) Rehder (1900)
- Gleditsia flava K.Koch (1869)
- Gleditsia heterophylla Raf. (1817)
- Gleditsia horrida (Aiton) Salisb. (1796)
- Gleditsia inermis var. elegantissima Grosdem. (1905)
- Gleditsia laevis G.Don (1830)
- Gleditsia latisiliqua Lodd. ex G.Don (1830)
- Gleditsia meliloba Walter (1788)
- Gleditsia micracantha de Vos (1887)
- Gleditsia mimosifolia Lodd. ex Talou ubnud.
- Gleditsia mimosifolia var. pendula Talou publ.
- Gleditsia polysperma (Aiton) Stokes (1812)
- Gleditsia sinensis var. nana Loudon (1838)
- Gleditsia spinosa Marshall (1785)
- Gleditsia triacanthos f. brachycarpos (Michx.) C.K.Schneid. (1907)
- Gleditsia triacanthos f. elegantissima (Grosdem.) Rehder (1949)
- Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis (Castigl.) Zabel (1903)
- Gleditsia triacanthos f. nana (Loudon) Rehder (1949)
- Gleditsia triacanthos f. pendula (Asch. & Graebn.) Rehder (1949)
- Gleditsia triacanthos lusus pendula Asch. & Graebn. (1907)
- Gleditsia triacanthos var. brachycarpos Michx. (1803)
- Gleditsia triacanthos var. bujotii (Neumann) Rehder (1900)
- Gleditsia triacanthos var. ferox (Desf.) Asch. & Graebn. (1907)
- Gleditsia triacanthos var. horrida Aiton (1789)
- Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Castigl. (1790)
- Gleditsia triacanthos var. laevis K.Koch (1853)
- Gleditsia triacanthos var. macrocarpos Michx. (1803)
- Gleditsia triacanthos var. nana (Loudon) A.Henry (1912)
- Gleditsia triacanthos var. polysperma Aiton (1789)
- Melilobus heterophyla Raf. (1838)
- Vachellia villaregalis (McVaugh) Seigler & Ebinger 2006)
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The honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), also known as the thorny locust or thorny honeylocust, is a deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae, native to central North America where it is mostly found in the moist soil of river valleys. Honey locust trees are highly adaptable to different environments, and the species has been introduced worldwide. Outside its natural range it can be an aggressive, damaging invasive species.