Robinia hispida

Robinia hispida

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Scientific 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
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, 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, 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.