Bristly locust

റോബിനിയ ഹിസ്പിഡ

Robinia hispida L.

light
Full sun
water
Medium
tall
1.8 m
wide
3.0 m

Fabaceae

Also called Roseacacia, Rose acacia, Bristly Locust, Rose Acacia

Formerly Pseudo-acacia hispida, Robinia albicans, Robinia boyntonii, Robinia complexa, and 14 more

When it flowers

Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.

Read from iNaturalist photographs of it in flower. A month counts at 50% of the best month's flowering share (smoothed over three months) and 10% of its flowering count, from at least 100 flowering observations in the band.

PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNC State Extension lists it as mildly poisonous (bark, leaves, seeds) (25 Oct 2026)

If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.

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About it

Grows as
Shrub or treeKew's checklist, not yet checked
Climate
TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
Wild in
SE. U.S.A.Kew's checklist, not yet checked
Light
Full sun (6 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Height
61 cm to 3.0 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
Spread
1.5 m to 4.6 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
Water
Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
Flowers
PinkRead from NC State Extension, one source
Coldest it survives
-28.9 °C (USDA zone 5a)Read from NC State Extension, one source

Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.

In other languages (12)

root
ROBHIS
Spanish
Acacia Rosa
Russian
Робиния щетинистоволосая
Czech
trnovník srstnatý
Lithuanian
Plaukuotoji robinija
Catalan
Acàcia rosa
Japanese
ハナアカシア, ハナエンジュ
Chinese (China)
毛洋槐
Swedish
rosenrobinia
Italian
robinia ispida, robinia rosa
Hungarian
Rózsás akác, piros akác
Danish
rosenrobinie

Where this comes from

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