Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Robinia pseudoacacia L.

Family: Fabaceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Robinia pseudacacia L., Robinia pseud-accacia L., Robinia pseudo-acacia L., Robinia pseudoacacia L. var. rectissima (L.) Raber

Common names:

Acacia blanc (1785, French) (8)

American locust (1879) (46)

Bastard acacia (1900-1929) (5, 157, 158)

Black locust (1845-Present) (3, 4, 5, 6, 27, 44, 49, 50, 61, 65, 72, 82, 85, 92, 93, 97, 106, 109, 112, 114, 122, 124, 125, 135, 148, 155, 156, 157, 158)

Common locust (1892-1929) (6, 82, 138, 157, 158)

Common locust tree (1895) (2)

Falsche Acacien (1892, German) (6)

Falsche Acazie (1900, German) (158)

False acacia (1840-1936) (2, 5, 6, 14, 19, 49, 63, 82, 93, 106, 107, 156, 157, 158)

Faux acacia (1785, French) (8)

Fevier (1796, French) (17)

Green locust (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Honey locust (1900-1929, misapplied) (5, 157, 158)

Locust (1919-1930) (106, 107)

Locust tree (1785-1929) (5, 8, 14, 19, 20, 41, 49, 92, 157, 158)

North American locust tree (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Pea-flower locust [Pea flower locust] (1900-1929 ) (5, 157, 158)

Post locust (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Red flowering locust (1913) (5)

Robinier (1892-1900, French) (6, 158)

Silver-chain [Silver-chain] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Sweet locust (1932, SD) (85)

Treenail (1892) (6)

White honey-flower (1923) (156)

White laburnum (1900-1929) (157, 158)

White locust (1893-1929) (5, 74, 106, 156, 157, 158)

White-flower robinia [White flowering robinia] (1785) (8)

Whya tree (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Yellow locust (1876?-1930) (5, 6, 49, 74, 92, 106, 156, 157, 158)

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