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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, Africa, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Syria, Iran, Uruguay, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United States, Turkey, Paraguay, Colombia, Venezuela, Pakistan, and The Contiguous United States. Flowers are visited by Masked Bees.

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

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EOL has data for 11 attributes, including:

is eaten by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002471
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Cryptophlebia carpophagoides Clarke 1951
host of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002453
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Ravenelia chacoensis J. C. Lindq. 1946
mutualistic with
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002442
- Definition: An interaction relationship between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association in a relationship in which both organisms benefit from each other
- Attribution: Arctic Lichen Ecology
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Verbesina helianthoides Michx. (gravelweed)
parasitized by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002445
- Comment: Auto-added during harvest #37. A human needs to edit this.
- Attribution: Global Biotic Interactions
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Aprostocetus naucles
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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Virgin Islands
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3577322
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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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has host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Fusarium
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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climber
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900035
- Definition: whole plant lianescent or scandent; eg: liana or vine
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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

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mesquite includes 44 children: