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INTRODUCTORY
ABBREVIATION:PROGLA SYNONYMS:Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) DC [102] P. juliflora var. glandulosa Cockerell [178] P. juliflora var. torreyana L. Benson [102] NRCS PLANT CODE [172]:PRGL2 PRGLG PRGLP PRGLT COMMON NAMES:honey mesquite western honey mesquite TAXONOMY:The currently accepted scientific name of honey mesquite is Prosopis glandulosa (Fabaceae) [50,181]. Three varieties are recognized [50]: Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa honey mesquite Little information is available regarding the ecology of P. glandulosa var. prostrata. In this species summary, "honey mesquite" refers to the species, while the "typical variety" and "western honey mesquite" refer to Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa and Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana, respectively. Several hybrids have been reported [20,91,95]. Honey mesquite × western honey mesquite intermediates occur in western Texas and New Mexico, and western honey mesquite × velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina) hybrids occur in Arizona, Sonora, and Baja California [100]. LIFE FORM:Tree-shrub FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:No special status OTHER STATUS:No entry AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:Steinberg, Peter. (2001, October). Prosopis glandulosa. In: Remainder of citation
Related categories for SPECIES: Prosopis glandulosa | Honey Mesquite |
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