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Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst.
western honey mesquite

   
Symbol: PRGLT
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Shrub
Native Status:  
L48    N



Photograph of Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst.
©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. May 23, 2002.
 
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Synonyms:
Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst.

  PRJUT Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. var. torreyana L.D. Benson
  PROD2 Prosopis odorata Torr. & Frém.
 

Distribution by State:
Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst.

Distributional Map for Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst.
Distribution Map Legend

Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst. distribution:
USA (AZ, CA, MO, NM, NV, TX, UT)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AZ, CA, NM, NV, TX, UT

 

Related Taxa:
Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 35 species in Prosopis, 3 varieties in Prosopis glandulosa Torr.
 

Classification:
Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst.

     
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
Variety   Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst. – western honey mesquite
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Arizona:
western honey mesquite Salvage Assessed, Harvest Restricted
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst.

Prosopis
mesquite
Prosopis glandulosa
honey mesquite

The related entities 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.

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.
 

 

 
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