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Robinia pseudoacacia, commonly known in its native territory as black locust, [3] ... The native range is thought to be two separate populations, ...
Robinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, tribe Robinieae, native to North America. Commonly known as locusts , [ 2 ] they are deciduous trees and shrubs growing 4–25 metres (13–82 ft) tall.
The specific name, robiniae, is derived from the name Robinia, which is the generic name of the black locust tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, on which the larvae feed.The name Robinia was coined by Linnaeus to honor the royal French gardeners Jean Robin (father) and Vespasien Robin (son).
The southern hardwood forests are dominated by black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), which is exotic, and black cherry (Prunus serotina); with lesser numbers of native oaks and maples , and the exotic, invasive tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima).
Honey locusts leaf out relatively late in spring, but generally slightly earlier than the black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia). [9] The strongly scented flowers appear in late spring. [10] Each cluster is a raceme 3–7 centimeters long with many tiny greenish-yellow to greenish-white flowers.
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Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust, false acacia) – native to the U.S., but widely planted outside its restricted range where it has become invasive; Rubus armeniacus (Armenian blackberry, Himalayan blackberry) Rubus phoenicolasius (Japanese wineberry, wine raspberry, wineberry) Rumex crispus (curled dock, curly dock, narrow dock, sour dock ...
Non-native trees, particularly pines (Pinus spp.), cypress (Cupressus spp.), locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), and Australian eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.) have been planted locally along the fire roads and, most notably, in the Fire Warden's Grove, established in the wake of a wildfire in 1927.