Prosopis

Taxa Represented in DELEP Accessions

Taxon Common Name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range
Prosopis affinis
  • ñandubay (Spanish)
  • espinillo (Spanish)
  • algarrobillo (Spanish)
  • algarrobo ñandubay (Spanish)
Prosopis alba
  • Argentine mesquite
  • algarrobo blanco (Spanish)
  • ibopé (Guaraní)
  • tacu
  • arbol
Prosopis chilensis
  • Chilean mesquite
  • algarrobo de Chile (Spanish)
  • algarrobo (Spanish)
Prosopis cineraria
  • ghaf
  • kejari
Prosopis flexuosa
  • algarrobo (Spanish)
  • algarrobo dulce (Spanish)
  • algarrobo amarillo (Spanish)
Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
  • Texas honey mesquite
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana
  • western honey mesquite
Prosopis juliflora
  • mesquite
Prosopis koelziana
  • ghaf
  • shibhan
Prosopis laevigata
  • mesquite
Prosopis nigra
  • algarrobo negro (Spanish)
Prosopis pubescens
  • screwbean mesquite
  • tornillo (Spanish)
Prosopis reptans var. cinerascens
  • dwarf screwbean
subshrub
  • Southwestern North America
Prosopis tamarugo
  • tamarugo
Prosopis velutina
  • velvet mesquite