Prosopis pubescens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Prosopis pubescens Benth.

(not an active name)

Screw bean mesquite, Screwbean mesquite, Tornillo

2019 Matt Berger

2018 Brooke Stutz

2015 Jesse Rorabaugh

2018 Hailey Laskey

2015 Deborah Dozier

2018 Brooke Stutz

2019 Richard Spjut

Prosopis pubescens is a tree or shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Strombocarpa pubescens


	Plant Range Observation Search ~287 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Prosopis
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Strombocarpa odorata
JEF	Strombocarpa pubescens

Information about Prosopis pubescens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (PRPU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).