Fabaceae

Bristly locust

Robinia hispida L.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Robinia

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Common names

By language (16)

Arabic: زهرة العنقود الوردية
arz: روبينيا هيسبيدا
Asturian: Alcacia rosada
Azerbaijani: Sərttüklü robiniya
Chinese: 毛洋槐, 江南槐, 毛刺槐, 粉花洋槐
cv: Кĕрен суя акартси
Czech: Trnovník huňatý
English: Bristly locust, Rose acacia
German: Borstige Robinie
Hebrew: רובינה זיפית
hsb: Seršćata robinija
Hungarian: Rózsás akác
Malayalam: റോബിനിയ ഹിസ്പിഡ
Persian: اقاقیای قرمز
Russian: Робиния щетинистоволосая, Акация розовая
Swedish: Rosenrobinia

Synonyms

Aeschynomene hispida Roxb. ex Steud.
Pseudo-acacia hispida (L.) Moench
Robinia albicans Ashe
Robinia boyntonii Ashe
Robinia complexa K.Koch
Robinia elliottii (Chapm.) Ashe
Robinia fertilis Ashe
Robinia glabrescens Hoffmanns.
Robinia hirsuta Lindem.
Robinia hispida f. macrophylla (DC.) Voss
Robinia hispida f. rosea (Pursh) Voss
Robinia hispida var. boyntonii Ashe
Robinia hispida var. elliottii Chapm.
Robinia hispida var. fertilis (Ashe) R.T.Clausen
Robinia hispida var. hispida
Robinia hispida var. inermis G.Kirchn.
Robinia hispida var. kelseyi (Cowell ex Hutch.) Isely
Robinia hispida var. macrophylla DC.
Robinia hispida var. nana (Elliott) DC.
Robinia hispida var. rosea Pursh
Robinia hispida var. typica R.T.Clausen
Robinia kelseyi Cowell ex Hutch.
Robinia leucantha Rehder
Robinia macrophylla (DC.) Schrad. ex G.Don
Robinia michauxii Sarg.
Robinia montana W.Bartram ex Pursh
Robinia nana Elliott
Robinia pallida Ashe
Robinia pauciflora Ashe
Robinia pedunculata Ashe
Robinia rosea Loisel.
Robinia speciosa Ashe
Robinia unakae Ashe

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Steve Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Didier Lechevrel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Lazaregagnidze, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.