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Also called American yellowwood and Virgilia. Also called Cladrastis lutea and Cladrastis tinctoria.
Part of yellowwood genus Cladrastis in legume / pea family Fabaceae in order Fabales.
Native to southeastern 🇺🇸 USA. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48), 🗺 map (North America, Central America).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Most legumes (but not this species) cooperate with a bacterium that fixes atmospheric nitrogen into a form usable by plants and animals.
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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🌿︎ compound legume / pea branches family Fabaceae