Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Southwestern United States
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Types
Prosopis chilensis, Prosopis juliflora
Switchgrass
Number of Varieties
2450
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40000
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Habitat
Desert, Dry areas
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Indigo
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
-
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in early spring, Remove all watersprouts, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Use nitrogen rich soil
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Armored scales, Candidula scale, Flatheaded borers, Mealybugs, Mesquite girdler, Mesquite scale, Oldman longhorn, Roundheaded borers, Stem gall rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
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Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Deers
Allergy
Asthma, Rhinitis
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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small hedge
Beauty Benefits
Improve hair condition
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Edible Uses
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✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Conjuctivitis, Emetic, Eye Problems, Headache, Laxative, Pain in gums, Stomach aliments, Sunburn
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Leaves, Sap
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture
Used as Biofuel
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
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Botanical Name
PROSOPIS glandulosa
PANICUM
Common Name
Mesquite
Panicum
In Hindi
उत्तर पश्चिमी अमरीका का एक फलीदार पेड
panikom
In German
Mesquite
panikom
In French
Mesquite
panikom
In Spanish
mezquite
panikom
In Greek
Είδος μιμόζας
Panicum
In Portuguese
Mesquite
Panicum
In Polish
Mesquite
Panicum
In Latin
Mesquite
Panicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Poales
Family
Fabaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Prosopis
Panicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Panicoideae
Number of Species
45450
1
27800
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