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Gymnocladus dioicus
Kentucky coffeetree / Kentucky coffee tree

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Infradivision Angiospermae

Family Name Fabaceae / pea, legume

Botanical Name Gymnocladus dioicus

Common Names Kentucky coffeetree / Kentucky coffee tree

Native Continents North America

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Native Range Kentucky and western Pennsylvania in the east; to Kansas, eastern Nebraska, and southeastern South Dakota in the west; to southern Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario in the north; and to northern Louisiana in the south.

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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