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Robinia

not marked as a favorite taxon Robinia hispida Linnaeus var. hispida. Common name: Common Bristly Locust. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Woodlands and forests, and as an escape in disturbed areas and roadsides. Distribution: Probably originally endemic to the Southern Appalachians (and perhaps adjacent provinces) of NC, SC, GA, TN, and VA, now widely distributed in e. North America as an escape from cultivation.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Mo3, NE, NS, NY, SE3, Isely & Peabody (1984), Peabody (1984); = Robinia hispida L. — G, Ashe (1922); < Robinia hispida L. — Can, Fl3, FNA11.2, GrPl, Il, Mi, NcTx, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV; >< Robinia hispida L. — S; < Robinia hispida L. var. hispida — K4; > Robinia pallida Ashe — S; > Robinia speciosa Ashe — S; Robinia hispida L. Basionym: Robinia hispida L. 1767

Links to other floras: < Robinia hispida - FNA11.2

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