Introductory
SPECIES: Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust 



ABBREVIATION : 
ROBPSE

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ROPS


COMMON NAMES : 
   black locust
   false acacia
   yellow locust
   white locust
   green locust
   post locust
   shipmast locust
   locust


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for black locust is Robinia
pseudoacacia L. [45,54].  There are no natural subspecies or forms, but
many cultivars are available [45].  Named varieties are as follows
[48,54]:

Robinia pseudoacacia var. pseudoacacia
Robinia pseudoacacia var. rectissima (L.) Raber

Black locust hybridizes with Kelsey locust (Robinia kelseyi), New Mexico
locust (R. neomexicana), clammy locust (R. viscosa), and bristly locust
(R. hispida) [45].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, November 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1993. Robinia pseudoacacia. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust