Mesquite Bosque is a vegetative association within the Southwestern United States, under the Kuchler scheme of plant association categories.
Geography
editThe Mesquite Bosque association occurs in the Sonoran Desert, with mesquite (Prosopis spp.) dominating. In some cases, this plant association is along xeric portions of desert floodplains, bajadas, and arroyos.[1]
Plant species
editThe mesquite (Prosopis) species include:
- Velvet mesquite - Prosopis velutina
- Screwbean mesquite - Prosopis pubescens - "Tornillo"
- Honey mesquite - Prosopis glandulosa
Other species include:
- Catclaw acacia - Acacia greggii
- Fremont cottonwood - Populus fremontii
- Desert mistletoe - Phoradendron californicum
- California fan palm - Washingtonia filifera - the Mesquite Bosque association is one of the Kuchler scheme designation areas where this endangered palm may occur.[2]
Gallery
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Looking North Into The Mesquite Bosque at the DNR -
Looking west into the Mesquite Bosque at the DNR -
1920s Cabin Built of Railroad Ties in The Mesquite Bosque at the DNR -
Northwest Looking View of the DNR Mesquite Bosque -
Bosque Interface With Sage -
Westward look of the Mesquite Bosque at the DNR -
Branches of the Honey Mesquite in the Mesquite Bosque -
Honey Mesquite Flowers in the DBR's Mesquite Bosque -
Mesquite Bosque at The Desert National Wildlife Refuge
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Mesquite Bosque near the China Ranch Date Farm
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ J. Michael Scott, Patricia J. Heglund, Michael L. Morrison. 2002. Predicting species occurrences: issues of accuracy and scale, Island Press, ISBN 978-1-55963-787-9. 868 pages
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009. California Fan Palm: Washingtonia filifera, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg