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Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis
thornless honeylocust / thornless common honey locust

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InfradivisionAngiospermae

Family Name Fabaceae / pea, legume

Botanical NameGleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Common Names thornless honeylocust / thornless common honey locust

Native Continents North America

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Native Range Nebraska to eastern Pennsylvania, south to Texas and Alabama; isolated populations in Florida.

Native to these North American Tree Region(s)

Montana Native

Boreal Forest Pacific Coast Forests Northern Rocky Mtn. Complex Southern Rocky Mtn. Complex Great Plains Central Hardwoods Northeastern Mixed Woods Southeastern Mixed Forests

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