| Robinia hispida | |
|---|---|
| Bristly Locust in flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Robinia |
| Species: | R. hispida |
| Binomial name | |
| Robinia hispida L. |
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Robinia hispida, known as the Bristly Locust, Rose acacia, or Rose locust, is a shrub or small tree in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to the southeastern United States.
It grows to 2–4 m tall, with densely glandular-bristly stems, somewhat sticky to touch. The leaves are 12–23 cm long, pinnate with 7-15 leaflets 2–5 cm long. The flowers are pink, produced on short racemes of 3-12 together in the spring; each flower is 20–25 mm (about 1 inch) across.