Robinia neomexicana

New mexico locust, New Mexico Locust

Family: Fabaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.3

New mexico locust is a California native shrub found in the eastern Desert Mountains in canyons and roadsides within pinyon and juniper woodland at elevations below 1,800 meters. Flowering from April to August, this plant produces white to pink flowers in clusters with a corolla 2 to 2.5 centimeters long. Growing as a small shrub or tree with multiple stems, it develops a spreading, multi-branched form. Its compound leaves are composed of numerous dark green leaflets arranged pinnately, providing a dense and textured appearance. The shrub forms thickets in rocky canyon environments, offering important habitat structure in arid desert mountain landscapes.

Habitat: Canyons in pinyon/juniper woodland, roadsides

Bloom period: Apr-Aug

Elevation: < 1800 m

Bioregions: e DMtns

California counties: San Bernardino, San Diego

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.