Prosopis alpataco Phil.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Prosopis

Characteristics

A shrub. It can grow to 3 m tall and spread 10 m wide. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. It has large spines. The pods are 7-17 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 10.0
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Amongst low-growing shrubs in alkaline and sandy clay soils in areas subject to flooding.
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Amongst low-growing shrubs in alkaline and sandy clay soils in areas subject to flooding.
It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows between 500-2,500 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses animal food fixation of sand dunes medicinal windbreak wood
Edible pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Prosopis alpataco leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Prosopis alpataco flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Prosopis alpataco flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Prosopis alpataco world distribution map, present in Argentina and Chile

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:515785-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174240
COL ID 4MW5T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Prosopis juliflora f. fruticosa Prosopis alpataco Prosopis stenoloba Prosopis alba f. fruticosa

Lower taxons

Prosopis alpataco var. alpataco