Neltuma velutina (formerly Prosopis velutina), commonly known as velvet mesquite, is a small to medium-sized tree. It is a legume adapted to a dry, desert climate. Though considered to be a noxious weed in states outside its natural range, it plays a vital role in the ecology of the Sonoran Desert.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Velvet mesquite being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Neltuma articulata
- Neltuma odorata
- Neltuma laevigata
- Neltuma flexuosa
- Neltuma alba
- Strombocarpa pubescens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Neltuma
- Species
- Neltuma velutina
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