Gleditsia aquatica

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusGleditsia
Species:Gleditsia aquatica Marshall
Common NameWater Locust
Growth Habittree
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: crenulate; Leaflet Number: 16; Leaflet Number: 18; Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 8
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S3?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), Hickman (KY), Livingston (KY), Haywood (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Obion (TN), Shelby (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, ETSU, MEM, TENN, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1957 - 1977

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0122979 Carlisle Kentucky
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122917 Lauderdale Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122916 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122920 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122928 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122993 Fulton Kentucky
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122924 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122922 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122999 Hickman Kentucky
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122918 Lauderdale Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
APSC0088054 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Gleditsia aquatica
APSC0084269 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Gleditsia aquatica
APSC0083513 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Gleditsia aquatica
APSC0088052 Carlisle Kentucky
APSC
Gleditsia aquatica
APSC0017777 Livingston Kentucky 01 Jun 1977 Raymond Athey
APSC
Gleditsia aquatica
APSC0017778 Obion Tennessee
APSC
Gleditsia aquatica
UTM00577 Obion Tennessee
UTM
Gleditsia aquatica
UTM00576 Obion Tennessee
UTM
Gleditsia aquatica
UTM02673 Obion Tennessee
UTM
Gleditsia aquatica
ETSU016848 Obion Tennessee
ETSU
Gleditsia aquatica
MEM000862 Lake Tennessee 16 May 1957 Victor Feisal
85
MEM
Gleditsia aquatica
MEM012546 Livingston Kentucky Raymond Athey
MEM
Gleditsia aquatica
MEM011723 Carlisle Kentucky Raymond Athey
MEM
Gleditsia aquatica
MEM014862 Fulton Kentucky Raymond Athey
MEM
Gleditsia aquatica
MEM013667 Lake Tennessee 09 Oct 1977 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
77H8.4
MEM
Gleditsia aquatica
MEM011690 Ballard Kentucky Raymond Athey
MEM
Gleditsia aquatica
APSC0091855 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Gleditsia aquatica
APSC0070403 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Gleditsia aquatica
APSC0084270 Carlisle Kentucky
APSC
Gleditsia aquatica
APSC0088053 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Gleditsia aquatica
BEREA013539 Fulton Kentucky
BEREA
Gleditsia aquatica
BEREA013537 Fulton Kentucky
BEREA
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122919 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122994 Fulton Kentucky
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122915 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122925 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122913 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122927 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122921 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122926 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122995 Fulton Kentucky
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
APSC0051264 Obion Tennessee
APSC
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122992 Carlisle Kentucky
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122923 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0122914 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
TENN-V-0210136 Lake Tennessee A. Gattinger
TENN
Gleditsia aquatica
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Gleditsia aquatica - Milo Pyne
Gleditsia aquatica - Milo Pyne