Gymnocladus dioica (L.) K. Koch

Locations ofGymnocladus dioica (L.) K. Koch in Virginia

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Family
Fabaceae
Botanical Name
Gymnocladus dioica (L.) K. Koch
Common Name
Kentucky Coffee-tree
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch
Comments
Native only in southwestern Virginia along the New River and rivers of the Tennessee drainage; frequently planted elsewhere and occasionally established from escapes. Specimens from introduced populations have been collected in Augusta, Caroline, Dinwiddie, Fauquier, King William, Lancaster, Northampton, Page, Prince Edward, Rockbridge, Shenandoah, and Warren counties, and Suffolk City.
Habitat
Rich floodplain forests and limestone bluffs in sw. mountains; escaped from cultivation into disturbed, often alluvial habitats elsewhere. Infrequent to rare, scattered throughout the state; native only to sw. Virginia.
Native Status
Native

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