Biology:Mesquite Bosque

Mesquite Bosque south of Tucson, Arizona.

Mesquite Bosque is a vegetative association within the Southwestern United States, under the Kuchler scheme of plant association categories.

Geography

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.

Mesquite species

The mesquite species can include:

• Velvet mesquite - Prosopis velutina
• Screwbean mesquite - Prosopis pubescens - "Tornillo"
• Honey mesquite - Prosopis glandulosa

Mesquite Bosque plant association species

• 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.

See also

• Bosque
• Tamaulipan mezquital

References

• C. Michael Hogan. 2009. California Fan Palm: Washingtonia filifera, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
• 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