Robinia

Robinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, tribe Robinieae, native to North America. Commonly known as locusts, they are deciduous trees and shrubs growing 4–25 metres (13–82 ft) tall. The leaves are pinnate with 7–21 oval leaflets. The flowers are white or pink, in usually pendulous racemes. Many species have thorny shoots, and several have sticky hairs on the shoots.

Toxicity

All species produce toxic lectins, throughout the entire plant, with the exception of the flowers. The flowers are used in teas and in pancakes, and are consumed as fritters in many parts of Europe. == Species ==

Species

• Robinia hispida – bristly locust • Robinia hispida var. rosea (syn. R. boyntonii) • Robinia hispida var. nana (syns. R. elliottii & R. nana) • Robinia hispida var. kelseyi (syn. R. kelseyi) • Robinia neomexicana (syn. R. luxurians) – New Mexican locust • Robinia pseudoacacia – black locust, false acacia • Robinia viscosa – clammy locust • Robinia viscosa var. hartwegii (syn. R. hartwegii or R. hartwigii) • †Robinia zirkelii Hybrids • Robinia × ambigua (R. pseudoacacia × R. viscosa) – Idaho locust • Robinia × holdtii (R. neomexicana × R. pseudoacacia) • Robinia × longiloba (R. hispida × R. viscosa) • Robinia × margarettiae (R. hispida × R. pseudoacacia) ==References==

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