Bristly Locust

Robinia hispida

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Botanical name
Robinia hispida
Also known as
Bristly Locust, Moss Locust, Rose Acacia, Rose Locust, Rose-Acacia
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Robinia
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Bristly Locust

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Robinia hispida but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Aeschynomene hispida Pseudo-acacia hispida Robinia albicans Robinia boyntonii Robinia complexa Robinia elliottii Robinia fertilis Robinia glabrescens Robinia hirsuta Robinia hispida f. macrophylla Robinia hispida f. rosea Robinia hispida var. boyntonii Robinia hispida var. elliottii Robinia hispida var. fertilis Robinia hispida var. hispida Robinia hispida var. inermis Robinia hispida var. kelseyi Robinia hispida var. macrophylla Robinia hispida var. nana Robinia hispida var. rosea Robinia hispida var. typica Robinia kelseyi Robinia leucantha Robinia macrophylla Robinia michauxii Robinia montana Robinia nana Robinia pallida Robinia pauciflora Robinia pedunculata Robinia rosea Robinia speciosa Robinia unakae

Others in Robinia

Robinia pseudoacacia
Black Locust
Robinia × ambigua
Robinia × holdtii
Robinia × margarettae
Robinia aturensis
Robinia longiloba
Robinia neomexicana
New Mexico Locust
Robinia purpurea

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