New Mexico Locust (Robinia neomexicana)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Pink, Red. Main Bloom Time: Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect, Variable spread.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring in cooked dishes. — Flowers - raw or cooked.; They can be used as a flavouring in cooked dishes.; The flowers can be boiled, then dried and stored for later use.; Seedpods - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Mountain canyons and plains, generally in sunny positions in moist soils by streams, 1200 - 2500 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)