My Black Locust observation is marked as “Introduced in Frederick County, MD, US: arrived in the region via anthropogenic means”. I’m skeptical that this tree is not native to the area where I observed it, on the western edge of Frederick County. First, this location is very close to the eastern ed…

It was listed as introduced on the Frederick County checklist. [image] [image] https://www.inaturalist.org/listed_taxa/12912460 Here are instructions for editing check lists: https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/articles/151000176171-how-to-add-or-edit-establishment-means-in-inatu…

Generally this is better discussed on a taxon flag. Although this is a little odd because as far as I can see it’s not actually labelled as introduced in Frederick County or any other place that observation is included in. https://jumear.github.io/stirfry/iNat_taxon_est_means.html?taxon_id=56088

The only Frederick County I see on that list is the one in Virginia (not Maryland), where Robinia pseudoacacia is listed as native. For the observations pinned on the map within, say, 15 miles of here (in Frederick Co, MD), some have the “Introduced” mark and others don’t. So I’m confused about th…

My search comes up “native”. [Frederick Checklist Black Locust]

I changed it after I posted those screenshots.

Eastern extent of Black Locust native range in Maryland?

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thomaseverest May 7, 2025, 12:04pm 4

I would try adding the correct status to the county. If that doesn’t work, a curator can try reindexing the species.

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Eastern extent of Black Locust native range in Maryland?

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