
Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
40CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC
Genus host records with ranges including SC · Gleditsia
- Epargyreus clarusSilver-spotted Skipper
- Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
- Agonopterix robiniellaFour-Dotted Agonopterix Moth, Locust Leaffolder
- Amyelois transitellaNavel Orangeworm
- Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
- Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
- Automeris ioIo Moth
- Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
- Catocala clintoniiClinton's Underwing
- Catocala illectaMagdalen Underwing
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- Catocala innubensThe Betrothed
- Catocala minutaLittle Underwing
- Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
- Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
- Digrammia ocellinataFaint-Spotted Angle
- Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
- Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
- Heliomata cycladataCommon Spring Moth, Stout Locust Looper
- Heteropacha rileyanaRiley's Lappet Moth
- Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
- Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
- Kocakina fidelisIntractable Quaker, Green Fruitworm, Fourlined Green Fruitworm
- Lithacodes fasciolaYellow-Shouldered Slug
- Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
- Mellilla xanthometataOrange Wing
- Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
- Paleacrita vernataSpring Cankerworm Moth
- Pandemis lamprosanaWoodgrain Leafroller
- Pococera asperatellaMaple Webworm
- Rudenia leguminanaBlack-Tipped Rudenia Moth
- Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
- Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
- Spiloloma lunilineaMoon-Lined Moth
- Syssphinx bicolorHoney Locust Moth
- Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
- Tlascala reductellaTlascala Moth, Honey Locust Leafroller
- Uresiphita reversalisGenista Caterpillar, Genista Cbroom Moth
- Zale undularisBlack Zale
- Pococera humerella
- Sinoe robiniella
Flies 1
- Rhamphomyia mutabilis
Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA
No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Hardiness
- Zones 3a–8b
- Soil pH
- Acidic to alkaline
- Flower color
- Yellow or green
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Growth habit
- Single crown
- Foliage color
- Green
- Fruit begins
- Spring
- Fruit ends
- Fall
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Bloom · “Late spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Flower color · “Yellow or green” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Fruit begins · “Spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Fruit ends · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Growth habit · “Single crown” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Growth rate · “Rapid” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Hardiness · “Zones 3a–8b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Height · “60–80 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Leaves · “Deciduous” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Soil · “Moist” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Soil pH · “Acidic to alkaline” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Spread · “60–80 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Also known as
Honey Locust
Conservation status
| South Carolina rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G5 |
| SC status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- tnky_atlas
- usda
- nc_flora
- South Carolina occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications