General Information | |
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Symbol: | PRVE |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Shrub Tree |
Native Status: |
HI I L48 N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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NEVE | Neltuma velutina (Wooton) Britton & Rose |
PRAR4 | Prosopis articulata S. Watson |
PRCHV | Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz var. velutina (Wooton) Standl. |
PRJUA | Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. var. articulata (S. Watson) Wiggins |
PRJUV2 | Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. var. velutina (Wooton) Sarg. |
PRJU | Prosopis juliflora auct. non (Sw.) DC. p.p. |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 ⁄ Leguminosae – Pea family |
Genus | Prosopis L. – mesquite |
Species | Prosopis velutina Wooton – velvet mesquite |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Threatened and Endangered Information: | |
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This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. | |
Arizona
velvet mesquite
Salvage Assessed, Harvest Restricted
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Noxious Weed Information | ||
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This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | ||
United States:
Noxious weed
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite
Noxious weed
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Alabama
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite
Class A noxious weed
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California
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite
Quarantine
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Florida | ||
Massachusetts
Prohibited
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Minnesota
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite
Prohibited noxious weed
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North Carolina
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite
Class A noxious weed
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Oregon
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite
Quarantine
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South Carolina
Prosopis articulata
mesquite
Plant pest
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Vermont
Prosopis articulata
velvet mesquite
Class A noxious weed
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Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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