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The honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), also known as the thorny locust or thorny honeylocust, is a deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae, native to central North America where it is mostly found in the moist soil of river valleys. [4] Honey locust trees are highly adaptable to different environments, and the species has been introduced ...
Locust tree can mean: Any of a number of tree species in the genera Gleditsia or Robinia, including: Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet, edible pulp; Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), a leguminous tree with toxic pods; Water locust (Gleditsia aquatica), a leguminous tree with one seed per pod
Although the bark and leaves are toxic, various reports suggest that the seeds and the young pods of the black locust are edible. Shelled seeds are safe to harvest from summer through fall, and are edible both raw and boiled. [39] Due to the small size of the seeds, shelling them efficiently can prove tedious and difficult.
The black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), a leguminous tree with toxic pods; Plants of the genus Gleditsia. The honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet edible pulp; Locust bean, fruit of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) African locust bean, fruit of the néré tree (Parkia biglobosa)
Honey locust: Gleditsia triacanthos: Mississippi River basin: Weather-resistant fruit (pods) that remains on the tree or the ground from one year to another, too large to be eaten by any wild animal in the area, but the seeds need abrasion to germinate. Horses ignore the fruit, but donkeys and mules will eat it on occasion. Large defensive ...
Only a few types of trees have spherical, prickly seed pods, and each of these spiky trees has distinctive features. ... The burs split open when ripe, revealing 1 to 4 edible nuts inside. Dean ...
Gleditsia / ɡ l ɪ ˈ d ɪ t s i ə / [2] (honey locust) is a genus of trees in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, native to the Americas and Asia. The Latin name commemorates Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch , director of the Berlin Botanical Garden , who died in 1786.
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