PLANTS Profile for Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust)

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PLANTS Profile

Robinia pseudoacacia L.
black locust

Symbol:

ROPS

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I


Common Names:
	falsa acacia
	robinia

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Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Scott Co., Davenport, Nahant Marsh. 2001. Usage Requirements.

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Images:
Robinia pseudoacacia L.

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Synonyms:
Robinia pseudoacacia L.

	ROPSP	Robinia pseudoacacia L. var. pyramidalis Pepin
	ROPSR	Robinia pseudoacacia L. var. rectissima (L.) Raber
	ROPSI2	Robinia pseudoacacia L. f. inermis (Mirb.) Rehder

Distribution:
Robinia pseudoacacia L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Robinia pseudoacacia L.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 8 species in Robinia

Classification:
Robinia pseudoacacia L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Robinia L. – locust
Species	Robinia pseudoacacia L. – black locust

Noxious Weed Information:
Robinia pseudoacacia L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
black locust		Invasive, not banned
Massachusetts:
black locust		Prohibited

U.S. Weed Information:
Robinia pseudoacacia L.

black locust
false acacia
yellow locust

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

Cal-IPC		California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.
N'EAST		Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.

Introduced Information:
Robinia pseudoacacia L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Robinia pseudoacacia L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

FACU-

UPL

FACU-

UPL

FACU-*

UPL

FACU

FAC*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Robinia pseudoacacia L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Minor		Minor				Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Robinia pseudoacacia L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504804.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Robinia pseudoacacia L.

CT-Invasive Plant Species Identification Sheets (USDA NRCS)

Floridata: horticultural abstract and image

Forestry Images

Global Invasive Species Database

IL-Selecting Trees For Your Home (Univ of Illinois Extension)

IL-Vegetation Management Guidelines (Nature Preserve Commission)

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

MO-Missouri Vegetation Management Manual

NPCI Alien Plant Working Group: abstract & image

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

NY-Invasive Plant Council of New York State-Top 20

OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

Silvics of North America

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

USDA FS Fact Sheet (UofFlorida)

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology Fact Sheet

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: abstract

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