Mesquite Bosque
Mesquite Bosque is a vegetative association within the Southwestern United States, under the Kuchler scheme of plant association categories.
Geography
[edit]The 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
[edit]The 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
[edit]References
[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