New Mexico Locust

Robinia neomexicana A. Gray - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 25.0 feet

Planting Distance: 29 inches

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Root Depth: 12 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Medium

Flood Tolerance: Low

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Low

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on New Mexico Locust: Agonopterix sanguinella, Automeris cecrops pamina, Chrysaster ostensackenella, Eacles oslari, Epargyreus clarus, Euclea dolliana, Eurema mexicana, Hemileuca tricolor, Leucoptera robinella

Native Range

USA: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming
MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.