Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Robinia hispida var. hispida
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about the several varieties of Bristly Locust from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Extrafloral nectaries, nectar-producing glands physically apart from the flower, occur in 2000+ plant species, including Robinia. Read more at UF/IFAS Extension.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Robinia hispida var. hispida
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Robinia hispida var. hispida
SYNONYMOUS WITH Robinia (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) (Isely & Peabody, 1984)
Robinia hispida var. hispida
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-32-004:
Robinia hispida FAMILY Fabaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Robinia hispida
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Robinia pallida
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Robinia speciosa
COMMON NAME:
Common Bristly Locust
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JK Marlow jkm0404e_29
April Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Twigs, leaf stalks and flower stalks are covered with bristly hairs, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
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JK Marlow jkm0405i_30
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm240502_8911
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm240502_8912
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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Ron Lance rwl_hispida_var_hispida
May
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Ron Lance rwl_robiniahispida
May Jackson County NC
Twigs and leafstalks conspicuously hispid with hairs 1-5mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm090610_104
June Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm090610_113
June Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Peduncles, rachises & pedicels more or less hispid; calyx hispid, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
flowers of pink-flowering Locust species
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JK Marlow jkm090610_118
June Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm0407k_01
July Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Fruits are bristly, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Sam Pratt sbp_3401
September Spartanburg County SC
Leaflets relatively narrow [vs. var. fertilis], mostly 1.8-2.5x long as wide, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
COMPARE
leaves of Locust species
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JK Marlow jkm0411a_07
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm0411a_08
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Robinia hispida var. hispida
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Robinia hispida var. hispida
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Robinia hispida var. hispida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Robinia (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) (Isely & Peabody, 1984)
Robinia hispida var. hispida
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-32-004:
Robinia hispida
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Robinia hispida
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Robinia pallida
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Robinia speciosa
1250
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: woodlands and forests, and as an escape in disturbed areas and roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Mountains of the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Mountains (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems of juvenile plants usually armed with paired stipular or nodal spines
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Odd-pinnately compound: 7-13(19) leaflets
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped campanulate calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p062
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p155
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p227
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p081
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p149
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p106
- The Sibley Guide to Trees (Sibley, 2009) p128
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p075
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p129
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p08
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p300
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p114
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