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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[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:

Other species include:

Gallery[edit]

  • Looking North Into The Mesquite Bosque at the DNR
    Looking North Into The Mesquite Bosque at the DNR
  • Looking west 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
    1920s Cabin Built of Railroad Ties in The Mesquite Bosque at the DNR
  • Northwest Looking View of the DNR Mesquite Bosque
    Northwest Looking View of the DNR Mesquite Bosque
  • Bosque Interface With Sage
    Bosque Interface With Sage
  • Westward look of the Mesquite Bosque at the DNR
    Westward look of the Mesquite Bosque at the DNR
  • Branches of the Honey Mesquite in the Mesquite Bosque
    Branches of the Honey Mesquite in the Mesquite Bosque
  • Honey Mesquite Flowers in the DBR's Mesquite Bosque
    Honey Mesquite Flowers in the DBR's Mesquite Bosque
  • Mesquite Bosque at The Desert National Wildlife Refuge
  • Mesquite Bosque near the China Ranch Date Farm

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009. California Fan Palm: Washingtonia filifera, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesquite_Bosque

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