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Fabaceae

Hybrid locust

Robinia × ambigua Poir.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Robinia

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Hybrid locust (Robinia × ambigua)
LeavesPhoto: Wairambar Rainforest, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English
Hybrid locust

Synonyms

  • Robinia ambigua f. bellarosea (Voss) Geerinck
  • Robinia ambigua var. bella-rosea (Voss) Rehder
  • Robinia bellarosea (Voss) G.Nicholson & Mottet
  • Robinia dubia var. bella-rosea (Voss) Rehder
  • Robinia hybrida Audib. ex DC.
  • Robinia rosea Jacob-Makoy
  • Robinia viscosa f. bella-rosea Voss
  • Robinia viscosa unranked rosea Jacob-Makoy

Flowers

In flower
May (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.