Flora of North America species comparison

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Prosopis strombulifera

Prosopis reptans

Argentine screwbean

tornillo
Variety

ruiziana Burkart (found in Argentina) has fruits to 2 cm longer than var. strombulifera;

plants produce only one or two fruits per inflorescence.

reptans has smaller leaves and less pubescence than var. cinerascens;

var. reptans was described from central Argentina and was later discovered to occur in Peru as well.

Prosopis strombulifera

Prosopis reptans
Distribution
from USDA
South America (Argentina, Chile) [Introduced, California]
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from USDA
n Mexico; Texas; South America (Argentina, Peru)
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Discussion

Varieties 2 (1 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Varieties 2 (1 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11. FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Caesalpinioideae (Mimosoid clade) > Prosopis Fabaceae > subfam. Caesalpinioideae (Mimosoid clade) > Prosopis
Sibling taxa
P. glandulosa, P. laevigata, P. pubescens, P. reptans, P. velutina
P. glandulosa, P. laevigata, P. pubescens, P. strombulifera, P. velutina
Subordinate taxa
P. strombulifera var. strombulifera
P. reptans var. cinerascens
Synonyms Mimosa strombulifera, Acacia strombulifera, Strombocarpa strombulifera
Name authority (Lamarck) Bentham: J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 352. (1841) Bentham: J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 352. (1841)
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