Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Poisonous plant: do not eat any part of it.
This is a game, not a field guide. Never eat a wild mushroom or plant because of it; if you are unsure, ask a mushroom advisor or a poison centre.
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Robinia pseudoacacia
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Continent
- North America
- Habitat
- Forest
- Form
- Tree
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- White
- Blooms in
- Spring
- Use
- Timber, Ornamental
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- It comes from eastern North America and was brought to Europe in the early 1600s.
- What Europeans call acacia honey is made by bees mostly from its nectar, not from a true acacia.
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Similar plants
- Common bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
- Pea
Pisum sativum
- Soybean
Glycine max
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q157417 · All plants · All entries