Water Locust

Gleditsia aquatica Marshall - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 45.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Green

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Honey Bees

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.