Yellowwood
Scientific Name:Cladrastis kentukea
Altenative names, synonyms, exist for this plant. See RPC Plant Details and check the refernce websites for additional information.
Synonym:Cladrastis lutea
Common Name Synonyms: American Yellowwood


NOTES: One of the rarest trees of eastern North America. Found principally on the limestone cliffs of Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

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Yellowwood
Genus species: Cladrastis kentukea
     Synonym: Cladrastis lutea
Common Names: Yellowwood
American Yellowwood
Family Name: Fabaceae  
Herbaceous or woody plants; leaves alternate or basal, simple or compound, stipulate, the petiole and petiolule base typically swollen; flowers bisexual, mostly irregular, in various clusters; fruit a legume.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Tree
Flower Color:White
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Nature Playscape
Identified by:J.D. Mancini
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