Seed of the Week: Screwbean Mesquite
Dec-22-2009 By Roberta
Nonie correctly identified last week’s mystery seed pod as being from a mesquite.
We commonly call them screwbean mesquites because of the spiraling seed pod. The scientific name is Prosopis pubescens. These mesquites are small trees. They have lovely yellow flowers.
For more information and photographs, see The University of Arizona’s Master Gardener page on Screwbean Mesquite
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