Gleditsia triacanthos L.

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
Fabaceae - Caesalpiniaceae
Det: S.R. Hill, (ILLS) 2006
CASS COUNTY 40.00312 ° N. Lat., 90.44648 ° W.
Long. T. 18N, R. 12W, SE1/4 NE1/4 NE1/4 Sect. 21.
Beardstown; West of US Rt. 67, Illinois River
floodplain, along west side of Beardstown Slough
channel south of powerline, west of shopping center,
northwest of Carp Lane. Beardstown 7.5 min.
quadrangle. Coordinate datum WGS 84 / NAD 83.
Wet sand.
Margin of disturbed floodplain forest. The site includes
the west shore of an excavated slough margin as well as
its associated mesic floodplain forest on a low sand
levee. Occasional tree hanging over shore from bank;
fruit immature, green-tan.
Steven R. Hill 37052 23 August 2006
02725164