Prosopis species

E522637

Prosopis species are hardy, drought-tolerant leguminous trees and shrubs (often called mesquites) that thrive in arid and semi-arid regions and play key ecological and economic roles through nitrogen fixation, fodder, fuelwood, and shade.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
benefit improvement of soil fertility through nitrogen fixation ⓘ
provision of shade in hot climates ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots ⓘ
Rosids ⓘ
commonName mesquite ⓘ
ecologicalRole habitat for wildlife ⓘ
nitrogen fixation ⓘ
shade provision ⓘ
soil stabilization ⓘ
economicUse charcoal production ⓘ
fodder ⓘ
fuelwood ⓘ
gum production ⓘ
honey production ⓘ
timber ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ
family Fabaceae ⓘ
flowerType small flowers in spikes ⓘ
fruitType legume pods ⓘ
growthForm shrub ⓘ
tree ⓘ
habitat arid regions ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ
hasSpecies Prosopis alba ⓘ
linked to: Prosopis species

Prosopis chilensis ⓘ
linked to: Prosopis species

Prosopis cineraria ⓘ
linked to: Prosopis species

Prosopis glandulosa ⓘ
linked to: Prosopis species

Prosopis juliflora ⓘ
Prosopis nigra ⓘ
Prosopis pallida ⓘ
Prosopis velutina ⓘ
linked to: Prosopis species
impact can become invasive outside native range ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType bipinnate leaves ⓘ
managementIssue control of invasive populations in some regions ⓘ
nativeTo arid regions of Africa ⓘ
arid regions of Asia ⓘ
arid regions of the Americas ⓘ
order Fabales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
rootSystem deep taproot ⓘ
seedDispersal animals ⓘ
livestock ⓘ
subfamily Caesalpinioideae ⓘ
tolerance drought ⓘ
high temperatures ⓘ
saline soils ⓘ
tribe Mimosoid clade ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central American dry forests → hasFlora → Prosopis species ⓘ
Flora of Argentina → hasRepresentativeSpecies → Prosopis caldenia ⓘ
linked to: Prosopis species
Caesalpinioideae → containsTaxon → Prosopis ⓘ
linked to: Prosopis species
Prosopis → hasSpecies → Prosopis glandulosa ⓘ
subject linked to: Prosopis species
linked to: Prosopis species
Prosopis → hasSpecies → Prosopis cineraria ⓘ
subject linked to: Prosopis species
linked to: Prosopis species
Prosopis → hasSpecies → Prosopis velutina ⓘ
subject linked to: Prosopis species
linked to: Prosopis species
Prosopis → hasSpecies → Prosopis chilensis ⓘ
subject linked to: Prosopis species
linked to: Prosopis species
Prosopis → hasSpecies → Prosopis alba ⓘ
subject linked to: Prosopis species
linked to: Prosopis species
Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve → notableFlora → Prosopis tamarugo ⓘ
linked to: Prosopis species
Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve → notableFlora → Prosopis alba ⓘ
linked to: Prosopis species