Yellow-wood

Cladrastis kentukea

Summary 6

Cladrastis kentukea, the Kentucky yellowwood or American yellowwood (syn. C. lutea, C. tinctoria), is a species of Cladrastis native to the Southeastern United States, with a restricted range from western North Carolina west to eastern Oklahoma, and from southern Missouri and Indiana south to central Alabama. Also the tree is sometimes called Virgilia.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Kent McFarland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/vtebird/8421751879/
  2. (c) Milo Pyne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Milo Pyne
  3. (c) Kent McFarland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/vtebird/8422834162/
  4. (c) romana klee, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/nauright/6312410643/
  5. (c) Even Dankowicz, all rights reserved, uploaded by Even Dankowicz
  6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladrastis_kentukea

More Info

iNat Map

Form tree
Leaf type compound
Arrangement alternate
Status cultivated
Color white