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Robinia viscosa (Clammy locust)
Bettinger, Edith

Robinia viscosa Vent.

Clammy locust

Fabaceae (Pea Family)

USDA Symbol: ROVI

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Small tree with a spreading crown of slender branches, or a shrub; often spiny, with showy pink flowers and sticky or clammy gland-hairs on twigs, leafstalks, flower stalks, and pods.

Discovered in 1776 by the early American botanist, William Bartram, in South Carolina. Easily recognized by the sticky or clammy secretion of the gland-hairs.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Fruit:

Distribution

USA: AL , CT , GA , IL , IN , KY , MA , ME , MI , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WV
Native Distribution: West Virginia southwest to central Alabama; naturalized beyond in E. United States and SE. Canada; at 500-4000 (152-1219 m).
Native Habitat: Open forests, clearings, and waste places; forming thickets.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), CAN(I)

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Special Value to Honey Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Robinia viscosa in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Robinia viscosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Robinia viscosa

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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