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Prosopis glandulosa Torr.
honey mesquite

       
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Photo of Prosopis glandulosa Torr.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Mexico. Usage Requirements.
 
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Prosopis glandulosa Torr.

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Distribution:
Prosopis glandulosa Torr.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AZ, CA, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT), USA+ (VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Prosopis glandulosa Torr.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 35 species in Prosopis or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa. .
Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
honey mesquite
Distribution of Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. prostrata Burkart. .
Prosopis glandulosa var. prostrata
honey mesquite
Distribution of Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst.. . Image Available.
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana
western honey mesquite
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Prosopis glandulosa Torr.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Prosopis L. – mesquite
Species Prosopis glandulosa Torr. – honey mesquite
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prosopis glandulosa Torr.

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
honey mesquite              Salvage Assessed, Harvest Restricted
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana
western honey mesquite              Salvage Assessed, Harvest Restricted
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Prosopis glandulosa Torr.

honey mesquite
Prosopis
mesquite

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Prosopis glandulosa Torr.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Prosopis glandulosa Torr.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26879.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 

Related Web Sites:
Prosopis glandulosa Torr.

Arboles Ornamentales (En Espanol)

FL-USFS Plant Fact Sheet

IN-Purdue University Center for New Crops

International Legume Database Information System

NM-Medicinal Plants of the Southwest

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

TX-Chihuahuan Desert Gardens

TX-Native Trees of Texas

TX-Ornamentals for the Texas Gulf Coast

TX-The Handbook of Texas Online

TX-University of Texas

TX-Uvalde Research and Extension Center (TAMU)

TX-Vascular Plant Image Library (TAMU)

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

Winrock International

 
 
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