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Encyclopedia > Bristly locust

Bristly Locust

Bristly locust in bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Robinieae
Genus: Robinia
Species: R. hispida
Binomial name
Robinia hispida

Bristly locust (Robinia hispida) is a small tree in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Other common names include rose acacia and rose locust. It blooms in the spring, and the flowers are about 1 inch (25 mm) across. Scientific classification - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Divisions Green algae land plants (embryophytes) non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes) seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongue ferns seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families Fabaceae (legumes) Quillajaceae Polygalaceae (milkwort family) Surianaceae The Fabales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons. ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The Family Fabaceae (also as Family Leguminosae) is a grouping of plants in the Order Fabales, and one of the largest families of flowering plants with 650 genera and over 18,000 species. ... Genera See text. ... Species Robinia hispida Robinia neomexicana Robinia pseudoacacia - Black locust Ref: ILDIS Version 6. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. ... Genera See text. ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The Family Fabaceae (also as Family Leguminosae) is a grouping of plants in the Order Fabales, and one of the largest families of flowering plants with 650 genera and over 18,000 species. ...


Some other species of Robinia are: Species Robinia hispida Robinia neomexicana Robinia pseudoacacia - Black locust Ref: ILDIS Version 6. ...

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Black locust is not an important commercial timber species in the United States, largely because of its poor growth form and frequent locust borer infestations [45].
Black locust is planted on mine spoils to ameliorate poor soil conditions and to stabilize mine soils and/or badly eroded or gullied land [45,65,72].
In contrast, Anderson and Brown [1] reported that fl locust invasion onto prairie and into fl oak woods was encouraged by fire; their study reflects the results of a single fire however, and may not be indicative of results with periodic fires.
Powell River Project - How to Restore Forests on Surface-Mined Land (7342 words)
Black locust is easily established and grows rapidly; unfortunately, it is very competitive and should not be planted with crop trees in a commercial forest mix.
Bristly locust is especially well adapted to very acidic sites and should be used to a greater extent where erosion control is especially important.
Bristly locust is a prolific sprouter; a single plant will develop into a large clump in several years.
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