Honey-Locust, Water-Locust (Gleditsia)
Honey-Locust, Water-Locust Genus Details
The honey- or water-locust are 50 to 100-foot trees with thorned twigs, branches and trunks. It has small, inconspicuous, yellow flowers amidst small leaves. The bean-like pods are much more noticeable. In contrast, the common locust (a different genus - robinia) has much larger, "showier" flowers. These locust trees are commonly used as ornamentals and shade trees. The tree's common names (honey locust, sweet locust, honey shucks) likely come from the fact that the pulp of the pods tastes very sweet.
Honey-Locust, Water-Locust Allergy Info
This is not known to be a particularly allergenic pollen type.
Honey-Locust, Water-Locust Pollen Description
No pollen description is currently available.
Species in This Genus
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Mild Allergen |
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Allergy Test Available
Honey-Locust, Water-Locust (Gleditsia) is a genus of the FABACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
