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Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours. ) Rudd Kentucky yellowwood; Cladrastis lutea Michx f K Koch; Sophora kentukea Dum Cours; Yellowood

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly / Plug-Ins PLANTS Profile   Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd Kentucky yellowwood         Symbol:   CLKE   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Fabaceae   Duration:   Perennial   Growth Habit:   Tree   Native Status:   L48    N CAN    I Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. ©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC . United States, DC, Washington, USDA ARS National Arboretum. June 13, 2002. Usage Requirements . Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.   More Information: Characteristics Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Cladrastis thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Synonyms: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd   CLLU Cladrastis lutea (Michx. f.) K. Koch   SOKE Sophora kentukea Dum. Cours.   Distribution: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AL , AR , CT, GA , IA, IL , IN , KY , LA , MA, ME, MO , MS , NC , NY , OH , OK, PA, RI, SC, TN ), CAN (ON)   Related Taxa: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd View 236 genera in Fabaceae , 1 species in Cladrastis   Classification: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Rosidae Order Fabales Family Fabaceae – Pea family Genus Cladrastis Raf. – yellowwood Species Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd – Kentucky yellowwood   Threatened and Endangered Information: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. Illinois : Cladrastis lutea yellowwood              Endangered Indiana : Cladrastis lutea yellowwood              Threatened   Introduced Information: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants. Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all   More Accounts and Images: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26539. View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening. View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn). View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 05:15 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement

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Scientific Name Cladrastis lutea = Cladrastis kentukea Common Name Yellowwood Trees Plant Fact Sheets Consumer Hort Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Habit: Deciduous Growth Rate: Moderate Site Requirements: Sun; well drained soil; tolerates high pH and dry soil Texture: Medium Form: Upright; graceful spreading crown with low branches Height: 30 to 45' Width: 40 to 45' Leaf: 8 to 12" alternate, odd pinnately compound leaf with 7 to 9 leaflets; yellow fall color Flower/Fruit: White, fragrant, pendulous, panicles in early summer; inconsistent flowering from year to year; brown seed pods Comments: Withstands city conditions; attracts birds Cultivars: Rosea Additional Images: List by Scientific Name | Trees | List by Common Name © Erv Evans , Consumer Horticulturist Shoprights NC State University

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly / Plug-Ins PLANTS Profile   Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd Kentucky yellowwood         Symbol:   CLKE   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Fabaceae   Duration:   Perennial   Growth Habit:   Tree   Native Status:   L48    N CAN    I Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. ©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC . United States, DC, Washington, USDA ARS National Arboretum. June 13, 2002. Usage Requirements . Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.   More Information: Characteristics Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Cladrastis thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Synonyms: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd   CLLU Cladrastis lutea (Michx. f.) K. Koch   SOKE Sophora kentukea Dum. Cours.   Distribution: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AL , AR , CT, GA , IA, IL , IN , KY , LA , MA, ME, MO , MS , NC , NY , OH , OK, PA, RI, SC, TN ), CAN (ON)   Related Taxa: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd View 236 genera in Fabaceae , 1 species in Cladrastis   Classification: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Rosidae Order Fabales Family Fabaceae – Pea family Genus Cladrastis Raf. – yellowwood Species Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd – Kentucky yellowwood   Threatened and Endangered Information: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. Illinois : Cladrastis lutea yellowwood              Endangered Indiana : Cladrastis lutea yellowwood              Threatened   Introduced Information: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants. Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all   More Accounts and Images: Cladrastis kentukea (Dum. Cours.) Rudd View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26539. View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening. View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn). View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 05:15 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement