Bristly Locust

Robinia hispida L.

Pea family

Plant Type
Tree, Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
10.0 feet
Flower Color
Red, Pink, Purple
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Automeris io io, Chrysaster ostensackenella, Epargyreus clarus, Filatima pseudacaciella, Halysidota tessellaris, Nephopterix subcaesiella, Parectopa robiniella, Phyllonorycter robiniella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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