Robinia hispida L.
Robinia hispida
Robinia hispida, commonly known as the bristly locust or rose-acacia, is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 3 meters tall. It has glandular, bristly stems and pinnate leaves with up to 13 leaflets. The flowers are pink or purplish and pea-like, borne in hanging racemes of up to 5. The fruit is a flat pod.
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Fabales
Fabaceae
Robinia
The Cherokee used the root medicinally for toothache and fed an infusion of the plant to cows as a tonic. The wood was useful for making fences, bows, and blowgun darts, and for building houses.
Spring to early summer
3 meters
Pink or purplish
Southeastern United States, including other regions of North America as an introduced species. Grows well in dry, sandy soils.
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