Difference between revisions of "Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana"
Brittonia 14: 82. 1962.
Common names: Western honey mesquite
Weedy
Basionym: Prosopis juliflora var. torreyana L. D. Benson Amer. J. Bot. 28: 751, plate 1, fig. 4. 1941
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Trees or shrubs, erect. Spines usually paired. Leaves: petiole/rachis 1–8 cm; leaflets 16–48, 5–8 mm apart, blades 15–25 × 1.5–6 mm, apex mucronate. Inflorescences 3–12 cm. 2n = 28, 56.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat: Grasslands, alkali flats, washes, sandy alluvial flats.
Elevation: 0–2500 m.
Distribution
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Ariz., Calif., Mo., Nev., N.Mex., Tex., Utah, Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Sonora, Veracruz).
Discussion
Variety torreyana reportedly hybridizes with Prosopis velutina in Arizona, Baja California, and Sonora. R. A. Palacios (2006) considered var. torreyana to be synonymous with P. odorata (= P. pubescens).
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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