Black Locust
| Scientific Name: | Robinia pseudoacacia |
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NOTES: Often distinguished by shelf fungus growing on dead or dying trees. Thorns grow in pairs below the compound leaves.
| Scientific Name: | Robinia pseudoacacia |
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| Genus species: | Robinia pseudoacacia | ||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Black Locust | ||||||||||
| Family Name: | Fabaceae 
Herbaceous or woody plants; leaves alternate or basal, simple or compound, stipulate, the petiole and petiolule base typically swollen; flowers bisexual, mostly irregular, in various clusters; fruit a legume. | ||||||||||
| Seed Type: | Angiosperm | ||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | ||||||||||
| Category: | Tree | ||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White | ||||||||||
| CNC Habitat: | Krippendorf Arboretum Nature Playscape | ||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | ||||||||||
| Months in Bloom: The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming. | |||||||||||
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