Bristly Locust
Robinia hispida Linnaeus
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Synonyms
Robinia grandiflora  Robinia hispida var. rosea  Robinia pallida  Robinia speciosa 
Tags
Nativity Uncertain

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Relationships

Host plant to various moth species including Banded Tussock Moth (Database of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants).

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Robinia hispida

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Robinia
Species:
R. hispida
Binomial name
Robinia hispida
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Aeschynomene hispida Roxb. ex Steud. publ.
    • Pseudo-acacia hispida (L.) Moench (1794)
    • Robinia albicans Ashe (1923)
    • Robinia boyntonii Ashe (1898)
    • Robinia complexa K.Koch (1869)
    • Robinia elliottii (Chapm.) Ashe (1903)
    • Robinia fertilis Ashe (1923)
    • Robinia glabrescens Hoffmanns. (1828)
    • Robinia hirsuta Lindem. (1880)
    • Robinia hispida var. boyntonii Ashe (1897)
    • Robinia hispida var. elliottii Chapm. (1860)
    • Robinia hispida var. fertilis (Ashe) R.T.Clausen (1940)
    • Robinia hispida var. inermis G.Kirchn. (1864)
    • Robinia hispida var. kelseyi (Cowell ex Hutch.) Isely (1982)
    • Robinia hispida var. macrophylla DC. (1825)
    • Robinia hispida f. macrophylla (DC.) Voss (1894)
    • Robinia hispida var. nana (Elliott) DC. (1825)
    • Robinia hispida var. rosea Pursh (1813)
    • Robinia hispida f. rosea (Pursh) Voss (1894)
    • Robinia hispida var. typica R.T.Clausen (1940)
    • Robinia kelseyi Cowell ex Hutch. (1908)
    • Robinia leucantha Rehder (1945)
    • Robinia macrophylla (DC.) Schrad. ex G.Don (1832)
    • Robinia michauxii Sarg. (1922)
    • Robinia montana W.Bartram ex Pursh (1813)
    • Robinia nana Elliott (1823)
    • Robinia pallida Ashe (1923)
    • Robinia pauciflora Ashe (1923)
    • Robinia pedunculata Ashe (1923)
    • Robinia rosea Loisel. (1812)
    • Robinia speciosa Ashe (1922)
    • Robinia unakae Ashe (1923)

Robinia hispida, known as the bristly locust,[3] rose-acacia, or moss locust, is a shrub in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States,[4] and it is present in other areas, including other regions of North America, as an introduced species. It is grown as an ornamental and can escape cultivation and grow in the wild.[5]

Description

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This deciduous shrub grows to 3 meters tall, often with glandular, bristly (hispid) stems. The leaves are pinnate with up to 13 leaflets. The pink or purplish pealike flowers are borne in hanging racemes of up to 5. The fruit is a flat pod.[5]

Ethnobotany

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The Cherokee had several uses for the plant. They used the root medicinally for toothache. They fed an infusion of the plant to cows as a tonic. The wood was useful for making fences, bows, and blowgun darts, and for building houses.[6]

Subtaxa

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There are at least 5 varieties:[4][7][8]

  • Robinia hispida var. fertilis - Arnot bristly locust (North Carolina, Tennessee)
  • Robinia hispida var. hispida - Common bristly locust (Originally endemic to the Southern Appalachian Mountains but now escaped from cultivation throughout much of eastern North America)
  • Robinia hispida var. kelseyi - Kelsey's locust (North Carolina, sometimes considered to have arisen as a horticultural variety, sometimes considered a distinct species)
  • Robinia hispida var. nana - Dwarf bristly locust (Found in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain from North Carolina south to Alabama, typically in dry, sandy soils such as those in the Sandhills region; sometimes considered a distinct species as R. nana)
  • Robinia hispida var. rosea - Boynton's locust (North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama)

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Robinia hispida". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Robinia hispida L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Robinia hispida". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Robinia hispida". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b Robinia hispida. Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. University of Washington. 2013.
  6. ^ Robinia hispida. Native American Ethnobotany. University of Michigan, Dearborn.
  7. ^ Weakley, Alan (November 2012). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Working Draft. University of North Carolina Herbarium. pp. 516–517. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23.
  8. ^ Lance, Ron (2004). Woody Plants of the Southeastern United States: A Winter Guide. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820325248.


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