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Robinia

Robinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, tribe Robinieae, native to North America. Commonly known as locusts, they are deciduous trees and shrubs growing 4–25 metres (13–82 ft) tall. The leaves are pinnate with 7–21 oval leaflets. The flowers are white or pink, in usually pendulous racemes. Many species have thorny shoots, and several have sticky hairs on the shoots.

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Root bacteria shift how trees handle toxic cadmium in soil

If you've ever walked past a reclaimed mining site or industrial lot now dotted with scrappy trees, this research is part of...

Black locust phytoremediation / soil-health

black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) observed in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD 21742, USA

Black locust spreads aggressively along roadsides and woodland edges near homes, outcompeting native plants and reshaping...

Black locust invasive-species / urban-ecology