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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Robinia hispida var. kelseyi
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. kelseyi
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. kelseyi
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-32-008:
Robinia kelseyi FAMILY Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Robinia kelseyi
COMMON NAME:
Kelsey's Locust
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Ron Lance rwl_kelseyi_2
April
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4945
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200522_5099
May Jackson County NC
Stipular spines slender and weak, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm200522_5102
May Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm200522_5106
May Jackson County NC
Extrafloral nectaries can be found near Robinia's stipular spines, per Many Plants Have Extrafloral Nectaries Helpful to Beneficials (Mizell, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm200522_5125
May Jackson County NC
Twigs glabrous or with a few bristles, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm230505_2990
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm230505_3009
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Rachis of the inflorescence.
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JK Marlow jkm230505_3015
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Peduncle.
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JK Marlow jkm230505_3032
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm230505_flowers_3029
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm230505_habit_3036
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
These plants ranged in height from 1 to 5'.
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JK Marlow jkm230505_leaf_2992
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Has narrower leaflets than any other R. hispida except occasional forms of var. rosea, per Robinia (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) (Isely & Peabody, 1984).
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JK Marlow jkm230505_leaf_3027
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaflets 9-13, narrowly elliptic to lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
leaves of Locust species
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JK Marlow jkm230505_rachis_3018
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm230505_rachispeti_3023
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm230505_spines_2995
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Stipular spines slender, usually present (vs. short or lacking in var. rosea), per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Ron Lance rwl_kelseyi_1
May
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JK Marlow jkm090607_108
June Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm090607_118
June Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm090607_127
June Jackson County NC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Robinia hispida var. kelseyi
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Robinia hispida var. kelseyi
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. kelseyi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-32-008:
Robinia kelseyi
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Robinia kelseyi
1251
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Mountain woodlands, introduced elsewhere, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Rare
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: 9-13 leaflets
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped campanulate calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
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) p156
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p081
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p106?
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p075?
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p300
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