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Seed Accession 890119

Taxon

Prosopis tamarugo

Botanical Name

Prosopis tamarugo Philippi

Accession No.

890119

Accession Date

19 Oct 1992

Availability

C (Scarce)

Collector(s)

James Aronson

Collection Date

11 Feb 1989

Locality

Chile
Pampa de Tamarugal. Ca. 20°22'S x 69°40'W. Elev. 1,030 m.

Setting Circumstances

Unknown

Provenance

Wild

Associated Accession

None

No. Individuals Collected From

Unknown

Comments

Appears to be very tolerant to drought and salinity. Trees to 10 (18) m tall. Wild populations endangered but widely planted for livestock forage.

Herbarium Voucher(s)

None
Desert Legume Program

Desert Legume Program
2120 E. Allen Road
Tucson, AZ 85719

delep@cals.arizona.edu

 

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