Fabaceae

Clammy locust

Robinia viscosa Michx. ex Vent.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Robinia

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Clammy locust (Robinia viscosa) — FlowerPhoto: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (11)

Arabic: زهرة العنقود اللزجة
Armenian: Ռոբինիա կպչուն
arz: روبينيا فيسكوزا
Azerbaijani: Yapışqanlı robiniya
Chinese: 黏毛刺槐
Czech: Trnovník lepkavý
English: Clammy locust, Rose acacia
German: Klebrige Robinie
hsb: Lěpjaca robinija
Persian: اقاقیای گل قرمز
Russian: Робиния клейкая

Synonyms

Acacia viscosa (Michx. ex Vent.) Bosc
Robinia amoena K.Koch
Robinia dubia Foucault
Robinia glutinosa Sims
Robinia hartwigii Koehne
Robinia intermedia Soul.-Bod.
Robinia viscosa var. hartwigii (Koehne) Ashe
Robinia viscosa var. viscosa

Flowers

In flower: May to August (from 89 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Macumber, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: scaup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ludwik Polak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joanna Boisse, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lukasevych Artur, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joanna Boisse, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ammakr05, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Saskia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joanna Boisse, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.