Velvet Mesquite

Prosopis velutina Wooton

Pea family

Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

30.0 feet

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Bloom Time

Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Cydia membrosa, Pococera euphemella, Semiothisa cyda

Native Range

USA: Arizona, New Mexico
MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (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.