美国皂荚（学名：Gleditsia triacanthos）为豆科皂荚属的植物。分布在美国以及中国大陆的上海等地，多生在溪边和低地潮湿肥沃的土壤上，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。

The honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) also known as the thorny locust, is a deciduous tree in the Fabaceae family, native to central North America where it is mostly found in the moist soil of river valleys ranging from southeastern South Dakota to New Orleans and central Texas, and as far east as eastern Massachusetts. The species has become a significant invasive weed in other regions of the world.