Velvet Mesquite

Prosopis velutina Wooton - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Velvet Mesquite: Cydia membrosa, Pococera euphemella, Semiothisa cyda

Native Range

USA: Arizona, New Mexico
MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.