Fabaceae FAMILY

Prosopis alpataco

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Prosopis alpataco is a spiny, deciduous shrub growing 20 - 300cm tall. The aerial shoots are erect, thin, flexuous; dispersed over a round surface up to 10 metres in diameter[ 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. , 1560 Title Prosopis alpataco Phil. (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae) Publication Kurtziana Tomo 36 (2): 53-64. 2011 Author Riveros C.G.; Meglioli P.A. & Villagra P.E. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ]. The plant is occasionally harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood. It is cultivated in Argentina to provide wind protection and to stabilize sand dunes and has potential for use in restoring degraded land[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeSouth America - southern Bolivia to central Argentina, Chile

HabitatAmongst low-growing shrubs in alkaline and sandy clay soils in areas subject to flooding[ 1560 Title Prosopis alpataco Phil. (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae) Publication Kurtziana Tomo 36 (2): 53-64. 2011 Author Riveros C.G.; Meglioli P.A. & Villagra P.E. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ].