Robinia purpurea

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Botanical name
Robinia purpurea
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Robinia
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Robinia purpurea

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Other names for this plant

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

Lonchocarpus purpureus

Others in Robinia

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

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