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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

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.

Plant species

The mesquite (Prosopis) species include:

Other species include:

Gallery

  • 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

References

  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
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