Gleditsia aquatica

Water - honey locust

The water - honey locust ( Gleditsia aquatica ) is a plant of the genus Gleditschien ( Gleditsia ) in the subfamily of carob plants ( Caesalpinioideae ). The natural range of the species is located in eastern North America.

Description

The water - honey locust grows as a tree with a height of from 15 to 20 meters with a trunk diameter of 0.6 to 0.9 meters. Their greatest plant height it reaches in the lower valley of the Mississippi River. The short stem is usually short sectioned above the ground. The bark is thin, firm and covered with small, corky outgrowths; from time to time may also be scaly the bark. Sometimes large, branched thorns occur. The leaves are one to two times pinnate and have a " sleeping position " on. The legume of the water - honey locust is, in contrast to the other Gleditsia species, only about 4 inches long and contains one or two seeds without " flesh ".

Occurrence

The water - honey locust comes in wet locations, such as long flooded river banks, before in eastern North America. They often come together with the American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), the spiky Adelie ( Forestiera acuminata ), the water - elm ( Planera aquatica ), the Real cypress (Taxodium distichum), Tupelogewächsen ( Nyssoideae ) and various species of willow ( Salix) ago.