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with … twigs=red-brown, zig-zag from leaf scar to leaf scar; bark=___ smooth with light-colored horizontal lenticelshoney locust Gleditsia triacanthos pod length >10 cm (>4 in); leaf scar sunken, with two buds, one above the otherKentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus
tree=flat top; pods=long-taperedmimosa silk tree Albizia julibrissin
leaf scar surrounds winter bud◼︎ Kentucky yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea leaf scar does not surround winter bud; bark contains many flower buds◼︎ eastern redbud Cercis canadensis
Part of order Fabales.
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Most legumes cooperate with a bacterium that fixes atmospheric nitrogen into a form usable by plants and animals, allowing these legumes to grow in poorer soils, or have seeds and foliage higher in protein content, than non-legumes. This makes their seeds and foliage more nutritious to plant-eaters, and growing them may improve the quality of worn-out farmland.
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🏠︎ landscaping with native plants 🌳︎🍃︎ broadleaf branches, ╟ alternate, list of attributes, no catkins, no thorns
mimosa silk tree Albizia julibrissin eastern redbud Cercis canadensis ◼︎ Kentucky yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus ◼︎ 🍀︎ white sweet clover Melilotus alba ◼︎ 🍀︎ yellow sweet clover Melilotus officinalis ◼︎ black locust Robinia pseudoacacia