Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Robinia hispida var. hispida
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Robinia hispida var. hispida
FAMILY
Fabaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 098-32-004:
Robinia hispida
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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.
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JK Marlow jkm0405i_26
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm0405i_29
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm0405i_30
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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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.
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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.
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.
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Sam Pratt sbp_3401
September Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Leaflets relatively narrow [vs. var. fertilis], mostly 1.8-2.5x long as wide, per Weakley's Flora.
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