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New Mexico Locust
( Robinia neomexicana )
Robinia neomexicana
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About New Mexico Locust (Robinia neomexicana)
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New Mexican Locust (or New Mexico, Southwest, Desert, Pink, or Rose Locust),
Robinia neomexicana
, is a shrub or small tree in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to the southwestern United States (southeastern California and southernmost Utah east through Arizona and New Mexico to west Texas) and adjoining northern Mexico. In California it is uncommon below 1500 meter (5000 feet) in canyons in pinyon-juniper country. Farther east, it is typically found between 1200 and 2600 meters (4000 and 8500 feet) along streams, in the bottoms of valleys, and on the sides of canyons. It grows to 5-10 meter tall (rarely to 15 meter) with bristly shoots. The leaves are 10-15 centimeter long, pinnate with 7-15 leaflets; they have a pair of sharp, reddish-brown thorns at the base. The flowers are showy and white or pink, produced in spring or early summer in dense racemes 5-10 centimeter long that hang from the branches near the ends. The fruits are brown bean-like pods with bristles like those on the shoots.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Tree
Size
4 - 32.8 ft tall
Growth Rate
Fast
Flower Color
Purple, Pink, White, Red, Brown
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
confirmed
, 3
likely
* )
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Funereal Duskywing
Erynnis funeralis
Erynnis funeralis
*
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
Colias philodice
*
Mexican Yellow
Eurema mexicana
Eurema mexicana
*
Sicya morsicaria
Sicya morsicaria
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture
Very Low
Nurseries
Carried by 1
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Soil Description
Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay
Sunset Zones
?
1, 2*, 3*, 7*, 8*, 9*, 10*, 11, 14*, 15, 16, 17, 18*, 19*, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Natural Setting
Site Type
Canyons
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 9.2" - 26.9", Summer Precipitation: 1.84" - 2.30", Coldest Month: 41.7" - 43.2", Hottest Month: 66.4" - 67.9", Humidity: 3.02" - 19.73", Elevation: 5042" - 5939"
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New Mexico Locust
Robinia neomexicana
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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