Bristly Locust
Robinia hispida
Fabaceae
Other names
Moss Locust, Rose Acacia
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Cent. & E North America
Location
Source of plant
Nina Bassuk
Description
Shrub to 2.25m, suckering, shoots glandular hispid, sparsely branched, stoloniferous, (rarely a small tree), branches densely covered with long red bristles. Leaves to 23cm, leaflets to 5cm, 7-15, ovoid or broadly ovate, bristle-tipped, dark green above, grey-green beneath. Flowers 3-5 in short, congested racemes, pale purple or rose. Fruits 5-8cm, seldom developed, glandular, hispid. Blooms in late spring.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5