Neltuma glandulosa, formerly Prosopis glandulosa, commonly known as honey mesquite, [4] is a species of small to medium-sized, thorny shrub [5] or tree in the legume family (Fabaceae). The plant is primarily native to the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.

Recorded Range: In North America, Honey Mesquite is found in southern CA, southern NV, OK and south toward central Mexico. This plant is naturalized in Africa and Australia. In Africa and Australia it is considered an invasive species.

Honey mesquite can be a shrub or tree ranging from 4 to 6 m tall. One or two stout spines are found at the nodes. The leaves are alternate, bipinnate, and have petioles. There are usually one paired division (pinnae) per leaf and 6 to 15 leaflets per pinna. The leaflets are 15 to 62 mm long and smooth. The flowers are in axillary

The ranges of the typical variety of honey mesquite and western honey mesquite overlap in western Texas, eastern New Mexico, and northeastern Mexico , but for the most part honey mesquite occurs east of the Pecos River, while western honey mesquite is more prevalent west of the Pecos River [91,95].

Generally found throughout Texas, honey mesquite is common on dry ranges across the state. It is found from California to Kansas, Texas and Mexico.

Common: honey mesquite Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Origin: Broadly distributed from the San Joaquin Valley of central California, Arizona, southwest corner of Utah and southern Nevada, southern New Mexico, Texas, south Oklhoma and even into Louisiana and then extending south into the Yucatan pennisula of Mexico.

Habitat Preferences: Western Honey Mesquite is found in lower desert bottom areas, washes, mesas, alluvial and alkaline flats and soils respectively; it is found in both the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. Recorded Range: In the United

Prosopis glandulosa, honey mesquite, is a small deciduous tree with yellow flowers, thorns, and prominent edible brown legumes. The tree is found in desert habitats and has sweet flowers that attract pollinators. Thorns. Mesquite needs deep watering to become a tree, but tolerates drought thereafter; may become weedy or invasive.

2016年12月5日 · Aspects of the biology and the host range of this seed-feeding weevil were studied in Argentina and South Africa to evaluate its potential as a biocontrol agent, and field surveys found that the beetle was responsible for 51% of the seed damage on P. flexuosa with a host range restricted to Prosopis species in section Algarobia.

Honey mesquite can be a shrub or tree ranging from 4 to 6 m tall. One or two stout spines are found at the nodes. The leaves are alternate, bipinnate, and have petioles. There are usually one paired division (pinnae) per leaf and 6 to 15 leaflets per …