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Mesquite

Prosopis

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Prosopis (Mesquite) is a genus of shrub in the family legumes. They are climbers. They are native to Chile, North America, Argentina, The Contiguous United States, Africa, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Syria, Iran, Uruguay, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United States, Turkey, Paraguay, Colombia, Venezuela, and Pakistan.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900034
Definition: whole plant frutescent, bush, shrub

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900035
Definition: whole plant lianescent or scandent; eg: liana or vine

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3895114

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255149

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3865483

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578170

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255146

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3996063

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3932488

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3658394

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/163843

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/130758

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3439705

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/248816

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/294640

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/102358

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/298795

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3437598

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3686110

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3625428

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/1168579

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EOL has data for 10 attributes, including:

cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Kansas
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4273857
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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tropical
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000204
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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The Contiguous United States
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578170
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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subshrub
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/subshrub
- Definition: Low-growing plant usually under 0.5 m (1.5 feet) tall, never exceeding 1 meter (3 feet) tall at maturity.
- Attribution: PLANTS Database Growth Habits Codes and Definitions: https://plants.usda.gov/growth_habits_def.html
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produces
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0003000
- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin, Zentraleinrichtung der Freien Universität Berlin
- URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:15534
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of mesquite. View this species on GBIF

Steven J. Baskauf cc-by-4.0

mesquite includes 44 children: