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Robinia hispida
bristly locust
Specimens
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Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest; introduced from British Columbia to California, native from the Great Plains to eastern North America.

Habitat: Forest edge, roadsides, wastelots, and other disturbed areas.

Flowers: May-July

Origin: Introduced from central and eastern North America

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Description:
General:

Deciduous shrub to 2 m. tall, the new shoots glandular-bristly.

Leaves:

Leaves alternate, pinnate; leaflets 7-13, elliptic, entire, with small stipules.

Flowers:

Inflorescence of pendulous, axillary, 3- to 5-flowered racemes, the peduncles glandular-hispid; flowers pea-like, pink or pinkish-purple; calyx bell-shaped, weakly two-lipped.

Fruits:

Pod flattened, hispid, but rarely developed.

Accepted Name:
Robinia hispida L.
Publication: Mant. Pl. 1: 101-102. 1767.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Robinia hispida in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

WA Flora Checklist: Robinia hispida checklist entry

OregonFlora: Robinia hispida information

E-Flora BC: Robinia hispida atlas page

CalPhotos: Robinia hispida photos

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