PLANTS Profile for Prosopis chilensis (algarrobo)

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Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz
algarrobo

Symbol:

PRCH2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

Distribution:

Not in PFA

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Photo of Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, HI, Honolulu. Usage Requirements.

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Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz

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Related Taxa:
Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 35 species in Prosopis

Classification:
Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Prosopis L. – mesquite
Species	Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz – algarrobo

U.S. Weed Information:
Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz

Prosopis
mesquite

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE

Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

More Accounts and Images:
Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 506805.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 11:41 AM CDT