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Neltuma

not marked as a favorite taxon Neltuma glandulosa (Torrey) Britton & Rose var. glandulosa. Common name: Honey Mesquite. Phenology: Late Apr-May (-Sep). Habitat: Westwards in prairies, pastures, roadsides, eastwards in disturbed areas. Distribution: S. Kansas and s. Colorado south to n. Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Hughes et al. (2022a) treated the western relative of Neltuma glandulosa at species rank: Neltuma odorata (Torrey & Fremont) J.E. Hughes & G.P. Lewis. This entity has usually been regarded as a variety of Neltuma glandulosa -- as Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (L. Benson) M.C. Johnston.

Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO, Hughes et al (2022a); = Prosopis glandulosa Torrey var. glandulosa — FNA11.1, NS; < Prosopis glandulosa Torrey — GrPl, Mex, NcTx, S13; < Prosopis glandulosa Torrey var. glandulosa — Ar, K4, Mo3, SE3, Tx, Isely (1998). Basionym: Prosopis glandulosa Torrey 1827

Links to other floras: = Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa - FNA11.1

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (name change)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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