Prosopis pubescens Benth.
Screwbean mesquite
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Strombocarpa odorata A. Gray
8/27/2014 · Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm) 
8/27/2014 · Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm) 
8/27/2014 · Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico · ≈ 15 × 10″ (37 × 25 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Fabales | Legumes (pea and bean families) |
| Family | Fabaceae | Legume family (peas and beans) |
| Genus | Prosopis | A Greek name for the burdock, but unknown why it applies to this plant |
| Species | pubescens | With soft, downy hair |
Prosopis pubescens description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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