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Prosopis pubescens

Prosopis pubescens

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Prosopis pubescens is a much-branched, spiny, deciduous shrub or a tree with a round, spreading crown; it can grow from 2 - 10 metres tall. The short bole can be 30 - 40cm in diameter[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. , 491 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 57 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University Year 1976 ISBN Description A botanical magazine, this issue has a comprehensive treatment of the genus Prosopis as well as several other articles. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant can be harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthwestern N. America - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, south to northern Mexico (Baja Norte, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora)
HabitatFound in creek and river bottoms, sandy/gravely washes, or ravines; at elevations from 100 - 1,300 metres[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. Found along streams, washes, floodplains, gullies, and in alkali sinks, oases, arroyos, and bajadas in the desert southwest[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ].