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Prosopis chilensis is a species of tree in the genus Prosopis, belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is found in parts of central Chile, southern Peru, Bolivia, and Andean (northwestern) Argentina. [2] Its common names include Chilean mesquite (algarrobo chileno, in Spanish), cupesí (in eastern Bolivia), [3] and Chilean algarrobo.
Mesquite is a common name for some plants in the genus Prosopis and Neltuma, both of which contain over 40 species of small leguminous trees. They are native to dry areas in the Americas . They have extremely long roots to seek water from very far under ground.
Eradicating Prosopis is difficult because the plant's bud regeneration zone can extend down to 6 in (150 mm) below ground level; [18] [19] the tree can regenerate from a piece of root left in the soil. [18] Some herbicides are not effective or only partially effective against mesquite. Spray techniques for removal, while effective against short ...
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The native Trees of Chile, in South America. See also: Category: Flora of Chile and its geographic subcategories. Subcategories.
Invasive N. juliflora in Tamil Nadu, India A young specimen in Ab Pakhsh. Neltuma juliflora (Spanish: bayahonda blanca, Cuji in Venezuela, Trupillo in Colombia, Aippia in the Wayuunaiki language and long-thorn kiawe [1] in Hawaii), formerly Prosopis juliflora, is a shrub or small tree in the family Fabaceae, a kind of mesquite. [2]
Lophosoria quadripinnata fern common in Valdivian temperate rainforests as well as in Juan Fernández Archipelago Araucaria araucana trees in Conguillío National Park. One of the most striking forest trees is the pehuén or Chilean pine (Araucaria araucana), which often
Prosopis pallida is a species of mesquite tree. It has the common names kiawe (/ k iː ˈ ɑː v eɪ /) [2] (in Hawaii), huarango (in its native South America) and American carob, as well as "bayahonda" (a generic term for Prosopis), "algarrobo pálido" (in some parts of Ecuador and Peru), and "algarrobo blanco" (usually used for Prosopis alba).