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Honey locust
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<p>The honey locust (<i>Gleditsia triacanthos</i>), also known as the thorny locust or thorny honeylocust, is a <a href="/facts/Deciduous/7jQHVtdd">deciduous</a> <a href="/facts/Tree/3q0G4cbP">tree</a> in the family <a href="/facts/Fabaceae/uxuHNdAr">Fabaceae</a>, native to central <a href="/facts/North_America/djNjCQIl">North America</a> where it is mostly found in the moist soil of river valleys. Honey locust trees are highly adaptable to different environments, and the species has been introduced worldwide. Outside its natural range it can be an aggressive, damaging <a href="/facts/Invasive_species/Ya1v6RGx">invasive species</a>. </p>