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Robinia pseudoacacia
black locust
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Robinia pseudoacacia L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		black locust
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fabales, Family Fabaceae, Genus Robinia, Species Robinia pseudoacacia


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5
Evidence:		5 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Aztec Ruins National Monument	Bandelier National Monument
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Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
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Buffalo National River	Camp Nelson National Monument
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Catoctin Mountain Park	Chamizal National Memorial
Channel Islands National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	Flight 93 National Memorial
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
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George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
John Muir National Historic Site	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
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Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manzanar National Historic Site	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Mojave National Preserve
Monocacy National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
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Nez Perce National Historical Park	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Olympic National Park	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pipe Spring National Monument
Piscataway Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Saratoga National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
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Last Modified Date:	7/14/2014

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 7:29:57 PM

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