Gleditsia triacanthos L.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gleditsia triacanthos L. det D. E. Atha, 2009

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Tennessee

  • County/Municipio

    Lake Co.

  • Locality

    ca 5.8 km NE of Tiptonville, W of Reelfoot Lake, Carrington Road

  • Elevation

    Alt. 86 m. (282 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    36.4091, -89.4146

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

150
US
The New York Botanical Garden
Caesalpiniaceae
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
det. D. Atha, 2009
United States of America. Tennessee: Lake Co. ca 5.8 km NE of
Tiptonville, W of Reelfoot Lake, Carrington Road. 36.409099N,
89.414634W (±100m), ca 86m. Deciduous forest.
Tree 8 m tall, the trunk 12 cm diam, with branched, reddish thorns; bark
brown, smooth with prominent lenticels; twigs thorny, some light brown
and others green, the lenticels few but visible; crown spreading
horizontally. Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 7242
17 May 2009
01088482