Flower: | Mesquite, Honey | Family: | Pea | Genus / Species: | Prosopis glandulosa | Notes: | Honey Mesquite has pods up to eight inches in length. The pods are an important food source for all kinds of wildlife. Native americans also used the pods, primarily ground, to use as a meal. See also, Screw-bean Mesquite. | Photo: |
Buckskin Mountain State Park, Arizona - - - December 14, 2009 | Guide: | National Audubon Society Field Guide to California / Plants of Arizona by Epple |
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