Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (Western Honey Mesquite,mesquite)
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Habitat: riparian
Life Form: tree Leaf Description: alternate bipinnate Flower Color: cream Flowering Period: May Spines: long straight spines without sheaths Family: Fabaceae (bean family) Abundance: Uncommon Additional Information: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2015. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: a flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 14. Eudicots: Fabaceae - legume family. Phytoneuron 2015-58: 1-83. Published 20 Oct 2015. ISSN 2153 733X page 58 (13.1 MB pdf) |
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Our member horticultural expert is Hank Jorgensen. For more information on this plant species, see Hank's page (opens in a new tab).
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