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Gleditsia aquatica Marshall. Water Locust. Phen: Apr-May (-Jun); Jul-Nov. Hab: Swamp forests, marshes. Dist: E. SC south to c. peninsular FL, west to TX, and north in the interior to IN, IL, and MO (as a native species almost completely restricted to the Coastal Plain); occasionally cultivated north of its native range.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl3, FNA11.1, G, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mo2, NcTx, RAB, S, S13, SE3, Tn, Tx, WH3, Isely (1975), Isely (1998), Robertson & Lee (1976)
Links to other floras: = Gleditsia aquatica - FNA11.1
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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