Gleditsia triacanthos

Honey Locust, Thorny Locust at O'Malley, ACT

Gleditsia triacanthos at O'Malley, ACT - 15 Apr 2017
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Gleditsia triacanthos 18 Apr 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Gleditsia triacanthos 15 Apr 2017 Mike
Unidentified 15 Apr 2017 Mike

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Gleditsia probably planted.

4 comments

   21 Apr 2017
Hi Michael M
Just seeing this sighting, I suspect one of mine might have been ID'd incorrectly as Robinia pseudoacacia, see:-
http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3343560
   21 Apr 2017
Yes you were right the key difference is that R. pseudoacacia has paired thorns.
   21 Apr 2017
Thanks Michael
Mike wrote:
   23 Apr 2017
Some cultivars of Gleditsia do not have these spines.

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 15 Apr 2017 11:58 AM Recorded on
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    Plants Peas Mike

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  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

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