Robinia viscosa

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Robinia
Species:	Robinia viscosa Vent.
Common Name	Clammy Locust; Robiniya Kleikaya
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Growth Habit: tree; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 15; Leaflet Number: 17; Leaflet Number: 19; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value
Status	Native; TN[S2] (State Rank); G3 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen (KY), Bell (KY), Carroll (TN), Coffee (TN), Moore (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BOON, EKY, HTTU, MTSU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
017393	Carroll	Tennessee			BOON Robinia viscosa
HTTU004665	Allen	Kentucky			HTTU Robinia viscosa
HTTU004666	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Robinia viscosa
HTTU014977	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Robinia viscosa
MTSU006529	Rutherford	Tennessee	22 Sep 2006		MTSU Robinia viscosa
MTSU006494	Coffee	Tennessee	01 Oct 1990	Carolyn Ridner	MTSU Robinia viscosa
MTSU006562	Wilson	Tennessee	25 Apr 1981	Connie Bailey 50	MTSU Robinia viscosa
MTSU006563	Moore	Tennessee	17 Sep 2004		MTSU Robinia viscosa
31234100446291	Bell	Kentucky	04 Jul 1965	Ellwood J. Carr	EKY Robinia viscosa

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Robinia viscosa

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