Mesquite Bosque
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Mesquite Bosque is a vegetative association within the Southwestern United States, under the Kuchler scheme of plant association categories.
Geography
The Mesquite Bosque association occurs in the Sonoran Desert, with mesquite - Prosopis spp. dominating. In some cases, this plant association is along xeric portions of desert floodplains, bajadas, and arroyos.[1]
Mesquite species
- The mesquite species can include:
- Velvet mesquite - Prosopis velutina
- Screwbean mesquite - Prosopis pubescens - "Tornillo"
- Honey mesquite - Prosopis glandulosa
Mesquite Bosque plant association species
- Catclaw acacia - Acacia greggii
- Fremont cottonwood - Populus fremontii
- Desert mistletoe - Phoradendron californicum
- California fan palm - Washingtonia filifera - the Mesquite Bosque association is one of the Kuchler scheme designation areas where this endangered palm may occur.[2]
See also
Notes
References
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. California Fan Palm: Washingtonia filifera, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
- J. Michael Scott, Patricia J. Heglund, Michael L. Morrison. 2002. Predicting species occurrences: issues of accuracy and scale, Island Press, ISBN 1-55963-787-0, ISBN 978-1-55963-787-9 868 pages
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