The foot-long pinnately compound leaves of Cladrastis kentukea consist of an odd number of leaflets, 7-11, arranged along a central stalk or rachis. Pinnately compound leaves are common in the Legume Family.

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COMMON NAME: American Yellowwood
LATIN NAME: Cladrastis kentukea
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LOCATION: Between Mary Lyon and Park Hall.


 
 

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Photograph by Dan Foxman '02