Plant Profile

Leucaena leucocephala (White leadtree)

Evergreen very invasive tree native to Mexico and Central America. The leaves are alternately arranged, bi-pinnately compound,. The bark is  grayish-brown in color when mature. Flowers are white and grow in globe-shaped clusters  Fruits are 10-15 cm flat pods that .Pods  turn from green to brown with maturity, and contain 10–30 seeds. Grows best in full sun and in any type of soil. 

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  • By John Tann from Sydney, Australia (Leucaena leucocephala) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Krish Dulal (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Tauʻolunga (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
By John Tann from Sydney, Australia (Leucaena leucocephala) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • By John Tann from Sydney, Australia (Leucaena leucocephala) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Krish Dulal (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By John Tann from Sydney, Australia (Leucaena leucocephala) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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