Introductory
SPECIES: Prosopis velutina | Velvet Mesquite 



ABBREVIATION : 
PROVEL

SYNONYMS : 
   Prosopis juliflora var. velutina
   Prosopis chilensis var. velutina


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   POVE


COMMON NAMES : 
   velvet mesquite


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of velvet mesquite is Prosopis
velutina Woot.(Fabaceae).  There are no infrataxa [17,18,28,61,65,125].

Inter- and intraspecific hybridization within mesquites (Prosopis spp.)
is common.  Many intermediate forms exist, making identification
difficult at the specific or varietal level.  Before settlement of the
Southwest by Europeans, speceis were separated by geographic barriers.
With the introduction of livestock, mesquites have spread, and now have
a more or less continuous distribution across the Southwest, which
allows for increased hybridization [65].

The ranges of velvet mesquite and western honey mesquite (P. glandulosa
var. torreyana) overlap in western Arizona [56] and hybrids are common
[6].  Plants in the vicinity of Guaymas, Sonora, and La Pas, Baja
California combine characteristics of velvet mesquite, western honey
mesquite, and honey mesquite (P. glandulosa var. glandulosa) [65].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Ronald Uchytil/June 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Uchytil, Ronald J. 1990. Prosopis velutina. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Prosopis velutina | Velvet Mesquite