Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa Torr. - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Honey Bees; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Honey Mesquite: Anacamptodes fragilaria, Apodemia palmerii, Atlides halesus, Bulia deducta, Carmenta phoradendri, Carmenta prosopis, Cydia membrosa, Friseria cockerelli, Hemiargus ceraunus, Hemiargus isola, Hemileuca juno, Hemileuca tricolor, Melipotis indomita, Ministrymon leda, Periploca orichalcella, Pococera euphemella, Rachiplusia ou, Semiothisa cyda, Synchlora frondaria, Synchlora frondaria frondaria, Syssphinx helligbrodti, Urbanus proteus

Native Range

  • USA:  Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), VI (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.