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CLASSIFICATION
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LEAVES
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FLOWERS
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FRUIT
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STEM
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ECOLOGY
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CLASSIFICATION
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Genus
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Other Names
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Leguminosae/Mimosoideae: LV: alternate, u. pinnately compound, u. entire, stipule, pulvinus; FL: 5 petals separate, stamens long, style long arching, ovary superior; FR: u. legume; ST: u. tree/shrub, root nodules; EC:
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Alternate, Stipules, pulvinus |
u. pinnately compound |
u. entire |
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P: 5 petals, separate |
White; Yellow; Red; Pink; Blue; Violet; Green; Brown |
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S: many (10 or more); P: style long arching; O: superior |
u. Legume (simple pistil, 2 sutures) |
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u. tree/shrub |
Tendrils; Thorn |
R: nodules |
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Leguminosae/Mimosoideae: LV: alternate, u. pinnately compound, u. entire, stipule, pulvinus; FL: 5 petals separate, stamens long, style long arching, ovary superior; FR: u. legume; ST: u. tree/shrub, root nodules; EC:
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| White-thorn acacia |
Acacia constricta |
Acacia |
Alternate |
Pinnate (20-40 leaflets), reflexed upward |
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A: Rounded (leaflets) |
2" long x 1" wide |
Indstingushable |
Yellow |
Head-globose, 1/2" |
Spring; Summer |
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Legume |
Red, Brown |
5" long x 1/4" wide |
Shrub, up to 10' |
Spine (white, straight, paired, up to 2" long), Red (new twigs) |
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Desert |
AZ |
White-thorn acacia |
Acacia constricta |
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| Catclaw acacia |
Acacia greggii |
Acacia |
Deciduous |
Pinnate |
Entire |
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up to 3" long |
Irregular |
Pale Yellow, White |
Cylindrical spike |
spike up to 2 1/2" long, Spring (Apr-May) |
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Legume twisted |
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6" long x 1/2" wide |
Tree, Shrub, up to 23', up to 8" diameter |
Thorn recurved, 1/4" (1/node) |
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Fruit cooked |
Desert |
AZ |
Catclaw acacia |
Acacia greggii |
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| Fairy duster, false mesquite, mesquitillo |
Calliandra eriophylla |
Calliandra |
Alternate |
Pinnate |
Dissected |
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<1" |
5 parts, Plumose |
Red/Pink/Orange |
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>petals |
Legume |
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Shrub, >1' |
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Desert |
AZ |
Fairy duster, false mesquite, mesquitillo |
Calliandra eriophylla |
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| Wait-a-minute bush |
Mimosa biuncifera |
Mimosa |
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Pinnate |
Spiny-toothed |
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White |
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<1", Spring; Summer |
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Shrub, >1' |
Thorn curved (2/node) |
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AZ |
Wait-a-minute bush |
Mimosa biuncifera |
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| Honey mesquite |
Prosopis glandulosa |
Prosopis |
Opposite, Petiole |
Pinnate, Oblong |
Entire |
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Glabrous |
Irregular |
White |
Spike |
<1" |
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Legume |
Green |
Summer |
Tree, >6' |
Thorn straight |
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Fruit raw |
Desert |
AZ |
Honey mesquite |
Prosopis glandulosa |
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| Screwbean mesquite |
Prosopis pubescens |
Prosopis |
Opposite, Petiole |
Pinnate, Oblong |
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White |
Spike |
<1", Spring |
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Legume coiled |
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Tree, >6' |
Thorn straight |
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Riparian |
AZ |
Screwbean mesquite |
Prosopis pubescens |
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| Velvet mesquite |
Prosopis velutina |
Prosopis |
Opposite, Petiole |
Pinnate, Oblong |
Entire |
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Pubescent |
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White |
Spike |
<1", Spring |
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Legume |
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Tree |
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Fruit raw |
Desert |
AZ |
Velvet mesquite |
Prosopis velutina |
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Genus
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Other Names
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CLASSIFICATION
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LEAVES
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FLOWERS
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FRUIT
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STEM
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ECOLOGY
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CLASSIFICATION
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