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Also called false acacia (in 🇬🇧 Britain). Part of legume / pea family Fabaceae and order Fabales.
Native to central and eastern 🇺🇸 USA, although widely planted elsewhere. Invasive > learn+quiz Invasive > Global Invasive > in USA+Canada Invasive > report it! Invasive > in USA Invasive > in Michigan
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database) Robinia hosts caterpillars of 59 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
Best Control Practices BCP (Michigan) (.pdf) Best Control Practices BCP (Ontario) (.pdf) and its Technical Bulletin (.pdf)
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🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🌿︎ compound 🌳︎ broadleaf 🍃︎ branches, ╟ alternate, list of attributes, no catkins, thorns