NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Cladrastis kentukea [= Cladrastis lutea]
Yellow-wood, Yellowwood, American Yellowwood
Scientific Name: |
Cladrastis kentukea [= Cladrastis lutea] |
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Genus: |
Cladrastis |
Species Epithet: |
kentukea |
Common Name: |
Yellow-wood, Yellowwood, American Yellowwood |
Plant Type |
Tree |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Fabaceae (Legume Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
36-72 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
White |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist |
Bloom Time: |
April, May |
Growing Area: |
Mountains |
Habitat Description: |
Mountain forests, Piedmont bluffs, especially on calcareous or mafic rocks (introduced only in the Piedmont of NC). Rare in NC mountains. “Increasingly planted as an ornamental, and likely to start escaping more widely, as reported for Fairfax County, VA” (Weakley 2015). |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Compound |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Important for Wildlife |
Landscape Value: |
Highly Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
S2: Imperiled, S3: Vulnerable (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G4 - Apparently Secure (*Key) |
State Status: |
W1: Watch List: Rare but Relatively Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
Good yellow fall foliage. Flowers fragrant. Cultivars available. |
Lisa Lofland Gould |
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Larry Mellichamp |
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Larry Mellichamp |
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Links: |
https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/cladrastis/kentukea/ https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/cladrastis-kentukea/ |
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