Prosopis strombulifera (Lam.) Benth.

Argentine screwbean (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Prosopis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 0.75m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Desert areas, often on saline soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

Uses dye environmental use material medicinal poison 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

Habit

Prosopis strombulifera habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Prosopis strombulifera habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Prosopis strombulifera habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

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

Flower

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

Fruit

Prosopis strombulifera fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Prosopis strombulifera fruit picture by Julian Porcel (cc-by-sa)
Prosopis strombulifera fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Prosopis strombulifera world distribution map, present in Argentina, American Samoa, Chile, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:515872-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174250
COL ID 4MW7Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Acacia strombulifera Mimosa strombulifera Strombocarpa strombulifera Mimosa retortunium Spirolobium australe Mimosa circinalis Spirolobium australe Prosopis strombulifera var. strombulifera Prosopis strombulifera