Velvet Mesquite
Prosopis velutina Wooton - Pea familySize
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.