Neltuma glandulosa

Neltuma glandulosa
Foliage with seedpods

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Neltuma
Species:
N. glandulosa
Binomial name
Neltuma glandulosa
(Torr.) Britton & Rose
Varieties

Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana

Natural range
Synonyms

Neltuma glandulosa, formerly Prosopis glandulosa, commonly known as honey mesquite, is a species of small to medium-sized, thorny shrub or tree in the legume family (Fabaceae).