Prosopis velutina Calflora

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Taxon Report

Prosopis velutina Wooton

(not an active name)

Velvet mesquite

2002 James B. Gratiot

2017 Zoya Akulova

2015 Richard Spellenberg

2002 James B. Gratiot

Prosopis velutina is a tree or shrub that is not native to California.

also called Neltuma velutina

Pests and Pathogens from Calinvasives


	Plant Range Observation Search ~47 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Photos on Calflora


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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Neltuma velutina
PLANTS	Prosopis articulata
PLANTS	Prosopis chilensis var. velutina
Calflora	Prosopis chilensis
PLANTS	Prosopis juliflora var. articulata
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Information about Prosopis velutina from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (PRVE) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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).