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Prosopis velutina Wooton

Velvet Mesquite

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Prosopis velutina Woot.
velvet mesquite

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



 
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Prosopis velutina Woot.

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Synonyms:
Prosopis velutina Woot.

  NEVE Neltuma velutina (Woot.) Britton & Rose
  PRAR4 Prosopis articulata S. Watson
  PRCHV Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz var. velutina (Woot.) Standl.
  PRJU Prosopis juliflora auct. non (Sw.) DC. p.p.
  PRJUA Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. var. articulata (S. Watson) Wiggins
  PRJUV2 Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. var. velutina (Woot.) Sarg.
 

Distribution:
Prosopis velutina Woot.

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USA ( AZ , CA , NM )
 

Related Taxa:
Prosopis velutina Woot.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae , 35 species in Prosopis
 

Classification:
Prosopis velutina Woot.

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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 velutina Woot. – velvet mesquite
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prosopis velutina Woot.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona :
velvet mesquite              Salvage Assessed, Harvest Restricted
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Prosopis velutina Woot.

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds .

United States :
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite              Noxious weed
Alabama :
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite              Class A noxious weed
California :
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite              Quarantine
Minnesota :
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite              Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina :
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite              Class A noxious weed
Oregon :
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite              Quarantine
South Carolina :
Prosopis articulata
mesquite              Plant pest
Vermont :
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite              Class A noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Prosopis velutina Woot.

Prosopis
mesquite
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite

The related entities and synonyms 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. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US        Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states . State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Prosopis velutina Woot.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Prosopis velutina Woot.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26883.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 

Related Web Sites:
Prosopis velutina Woot.

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AZ-Pima Community College (Desert Ecology of Tucson)

National Wildlife Federation eNature

 
 
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Number of matches : 6
Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Prosopis velutina%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon

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Prosopis velutina
Prosopis velutina
Velvet Mesquite
ID: 0000 0000 0502 0038 [detail]
© 2002 James B. Gratiot

Prosopis velutina
Prosopis velutina
Velvet Mesquite
ID: 0000 0000 0502 0036 [detail]
© 2002 James B. Gratiot

Prosopis velutina
Prosopis velutina
Velvet Mesquite
ID: 0000 0000 1102 0398 [detail]
© 2002 University of California Museum of Paleontology

Prosopis velutina
Prosopis velutina
Velvet Mesquite
ID: 0000 0000 0502 0035 [detail]
© 2002 James B. Gratiot

Prosopis velutina
Prosopis velutina
Velvet Mesquite
ID: 0000 0000 0104 0251 [detail]
© 2004 Joseph Dougherty/ecology.org

Prosopis velutina
Prosopis velutina
Velvet Mesquite
ID: 0000 0000 0104 0252 [detail]
© 2004 Joseph Dougherty/ecology.org

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