PLANTS Profile for Prosopis farcta (Syrian mesquite)

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Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr.
Syrian mesquite

Symbol:

PRFA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr.

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Synonyms:
Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr.

PRST5

Prosopis stephaniana (M. Bieb.) Kunth ex Spreng.

Distribution:
Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr.


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Related Taxa:
Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 35 species in Prosopis

Classification:
Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Prosopis L. – mesquite
Species	Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr. – Syrian mesquite

Noxious Weed Information:
Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
Syrian mesquite		Noxious weed
Alabama:
Syrian mesquite		Class A noxious weed
California:
Syrian mesquite		Quarantine
Minnesota:
Syrian mesquite		Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
Syrian mesquite		Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
Syrian mesquite		Quarantine
South Carolina:
mesquite		Plant pest
Vermont:
Syrian mesquite		Class A noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr.

Syrian mesquite
Prosopis
mesquite

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US		Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Introduced Information:
Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504619.

Time Generated: 08/04/2008 04:34 AM MDT