Overview of the phsyical appearance, human uses, and interesting facts about the Velvet Mesquite tree, with bibliography.

The Velvet Mesquite Prosopis juliflora var. velutina (velvet mesquite) is native to the Southwest region of the United States. Another specimen of P. velutina was found at Saguaro National Park East, located on the far east side of Tucson, Arizona. This particular tree was situated directly in front of the visitor center, deliberately planted at the side of the building with inadequate shade between the hours of 6 AM and noon in the summer and between …

…D1&ask=where+can+I+find+information+on+mesquite%3F > Accessed 2001 Sep 14 Matheson TJ. 1998. Purification and characterization of a novel peptidase (IImes) from mesquite (Prosopis velutina) pollen. < HYPERLINK "http://reviews.bmn.com/medline/search/record?uid=MDLN.98307909&refer=scirus" http://reviews.bmn.com/medline/search/record?uid=MDLN.98307909&refer=scirus > Accessed 2001 Sep 14 McPherson A, McPherson S. 1979. Edible & useful wildplants of the urban west. Boulder: Pruett Publishing Company. 330 p.