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Honey Mesquite
Honey Mesquite
Neltuma glandulosa
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
100-200 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Desert
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Common

About

The honey mesquite is a thorny shrub that grows in arid desert grasslands. Its roots can reach depths of fifty meters to find hidden water sources underground.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Neltuma
Species
Neltuma glandulosa