Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Plant Image Library from Boston, USA
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Gleditsia
- Species:
- Gleditsia triacanthos
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Shrub , Tree
- Height:
- More than 40 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Part Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- may, jun
- Bloom Colors:
- Yellow
- Food Forest:
- Plant contains edible parts
- Evergreen Shrub:
- Yes
Native Range
United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, Canada: Ontario
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★★☆☆☆ Based on number of butterfly and moth species using this genus as host plant (Source: National Wildlife Federation)
Host Plant for Caterpillars
Bagworm moth (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis), Betrothed Underwing (Catocala innubens), Bisected Sphinx Moth (Syssphinx bisecta), Blanchard's Prominent Moth (Syssphinx blanchardi), Burns' buck moth (Hemileuca burnsi), Cecropia moth (Hyalophora cecropia), Clinton's Underwing (Catocala clintonii), common gray (Anavitrinella pampinaria), common spring moth (Heliomata cycladata), Fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea), Genista Broom Moth (Uresiphita reversalis), Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), Hubbard's silk moth (Syssphinx hubbardi), Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis), Io moth (Automeris io), Juno buckmoth (Hemileuca juno), Little Underwing (Catocala minuta), Magdalen Underwing (Catocala illecta), Magdalen Underwing (Catocala illecta?), Mellilla xanthometata, mimosa webworm (Homadaula anisocentra), moon-lined moth (Spiloloma lunilinea), Morning-glory prominent moth (Schizura ipomoeae), Mountain Sphinx Moth (Syssphinx montana), navel orangeworm (Amyelois transitella), Peppered Moth (Biston betularia), Periploca gleditschiaeella, Phtheochroa leguminana, Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus), raspa sphinx moth (Syssphinx raspa), Riley's lappet moth (Heteropacha rileyana), Semiothisa ocellinata, Semiothisa snoviata, sparganothis fruitworm moth (Sparganothis sulfureana), Spring cankerworm (Paleacrita vernata), Syssphinx heiligbrodti, Syssphinx quadrilineata, Tlascala reductella, tricolor buckmoth (Hemileuca tricolor), Two-colored sossphinx (Syssphinx bicolor), Unicorn caterpillar moth (Schizura unicornis), Variegated cutworm (Peridroma saucia), White-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma), woodland leafroller (Pandemis lamprosana), Yellownecked caterpillar (Datana integerrima), Zale undularis, Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 6.0 - 8.0 (neutral to slightly alkaline)
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- dry to moderate
- Notes:
- Adaptable to various soil types including clay and sandy soils.
Germination Information
Pre-treatment: Seeds germinate at 30/20 C. Germination was equal in light and dark.
Source: npn.rngr.net