Robinia viscosa var. viscosa

Robinia viscosa var. viscosa

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Not native

Not native to West Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

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County records are not available.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 87 animals.

American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American Tree Sparrow
Spizella arborea
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Black-throated Green Warbler
Dendroica virens
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Canada Warbler
Wilsonia canadensis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Birds. 1 shared habitat

All wildlife of West Virginia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

60CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV

Genus host records with ranges including WV · Robinia

Epargyreus clarusSilver-spotted Skipper
Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
Actias lunaLuna Moth
Agonopterix robiniellaFour-Dotted Agonopterix Moth, Locust Leaffolder
Alsophila pometariaFall Cankerworm Moth
Anticarsia gemmatalisVelvetbean Caterpillar Moth
Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Aroga trialbamaculellaRed-Striped Fireworm Moth
Automeris ioIo Moth

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Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
Caloptilia stigmatellaPoplar Caloptilia
Catocala habilisHabilis Underwing
Catocala illectaMagdalen Underwing
Catocala whitneyiWhitney's Underwing
Celiptera frustulumBlack Bit Moth
Ceratomia amyntorElm Sphinx
Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
Colias philodiceClouded Sulphur, Clover Butterfly
Dasylophia anguinaBlack-Spotted Prominent
Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
Digrammia ocellinataFaint-Spotted Angle
Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
Ecdytolopha insiticianaLocust Twig Borer Moth
Euparthenos nubilisLocust Underwing
Filatima pseudacaciellaDusky-Backed Filatima
Gesta icelusDreamy Duskywing
Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanumDotted Gymnast, Dotted Ecdytolopha
Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
Heliomata cycladataCommon Spring Moth, Stout Locust Looper
Heliomata infulataRare Spring Moth
Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
Hypercompe scriboniaGiant Leopard Moth, Great Leopard Moth
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Lophocampa caryaeHickory Tussock Moth, Hickory Tiger Moth
Lophocampa maculataSpotted Tussock Moth, Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
Mellilla xanthometataOrange Wing
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Norape cretataWhite Flannel Moth
Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Parectopa robiniellaLocust Digitate Leafminer
Pero honestariaHonest Pero
Prionoxystus robiniaeCarpenterworm Moth, Black Locust Borer, Cottonwood Borer
Psilocorsis cryptolechiellaBlack-Fringed Leaftier
Pyrrhia ciliscaAmerican Bordered Sallow, Noble Sun Moth
Sciota subcaesiellaLocust Leafroller
Sciota virgatellaBlack-Spotted Leafroller
Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
Syssphinx bicolorHoney Locust Moth
Tetracis cachexiataWhite Slant-Line
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Tlascala reductellaTlascala Moth, Honey Locust Leafroller
Zale undularisBlack Zale
Zale unilineataOne-Lined Zale
Chrysopeleia purpuriella
Sinoe robiniella

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

3BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Robinia

Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
Columba liviaRock Pigeon
Oreortyx pictusMountain Quail

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: FABACEAE

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

West Virginia rank	SNA
Global rank	Not available
WV status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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