waterlocust Fabaceae Gleditsia aquatica

Leaf:Alternate, pinnately or bipinnately compound with 14 to 20 oval to elliptical leaflets each 3/4 to 1 inch long, overall leaf 6 to 8 inches long.
Flower:Greenish white flowers displayed in 2 inch long racemes, appearing after the leaves.
Fruit:Flat, brown, almost round pods, 1 to 2 inches long, each containing 1 to 3 seeds.
Twig:Slender to moderate, zigzag, grayish to red-brown, conspicuous thorns, lateral buds sunken.
Bark:Smooth, grayish brown, often mottled, lenticels present, later splitting.
Form:Small to medium sized tree to 50 feet with a spreading, open crown.

leaf fruit twig bark form map

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