Taxon:  Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L. D. Benson) M. C. Johnst.



Summary
Genus:
Prosopis
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
100104
Place of publication:
Brittonia 14:82.  1962
Verified:
12/29/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
13 (7  active, 6  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:516.
  2. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
  3. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
  4. Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
  5. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  6. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  7. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  8. Welsh, S. L. et al. 1987. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9.
  9. Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishhoney mesquite  1 
Englishwestern honey mesquite  1 
Afrikaansheuningprosopis  2 
Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100104. Accessed 2 November 2026.