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Prosopis glandulosa

Accession Count: 4

Common Name: western honey mesquite

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Family Name: Fabaceae

Botanical Name: Prosopis glandulosa

Sub Species:

Variety: torreyana

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Cultivar:

Characteristics: Honey Mesquite is a deciduous tree or shrub can have one main trunk or multiple small ones. The plant's limbs flow down like a willow and has spreading, low growing, crooked branches. The twisting branches have paired thorns on the twigs.

Compound: Pro gla tor

Geographic Origin: Desert Southwest

Ecozone Origin: Nearctic

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Cultivation Notes:

Ethnobotany:

Height: 20 - 50 feet

Width: 20 - 50 feet

Growth Rate:

Grow Season: Spring

Flower Season: ForeSummer

Color: Yellow

Function: Habitat

Spread: Spreading

Allergen: Non-allergenic

Invasive: Invasive

Toxicity: Benign

Hardy: Hardy

Water Use: Low water Use

Citations:

horticultureunlimited.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.

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