Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Kentucky Coffeetree from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Gymnocladus dioicus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gymnocladus dioicus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-07-001:
Gymnocladus dioica
FAMILY
Fabaceae
COMMON NAME:
Kentucky Coffeetree
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_g_dioicus_12
June
Leaves bipinnately compound, except once-pinnately compound at rachis base, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
COMPARE
bipinnately or tripinnately compound leaves of trees
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_gymnocladus_dioicus_4
June
Bark thick, with narrow scaly ridges, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
JK Marlow jkm081110_032
November Buncombe County NC
NC Arboretum
Fruit a brown legume 3-7" long, with large hard rounded seed, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
JK Marlow jkm081110_035
November Buncombe County NC
NC Arboretum
Fruit pods hard, leathery, falling without opening, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.