Strombocarpa pubescens
| Strombocarpa pubescens | |
|---|---|
| Mature seedpods (legumes) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Strombocarpa |
| Species: | S. pubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Strombocarpa pubescens (Benth.) A.Gray | |
| Natural range | |
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Strombocarpa pubescens (formerly Prosopis pubescens), commonly known as screwbean mesquite, is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the southwestern United States (Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California, southern Nevada and Utah) and northern Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora).