Yellow Wildflower
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Name: Prosopis
velutina Common Name: Velvet Mesquite Flower Color: Light yellow Plant Type: Tree, Shrub, Perennial, Deciduous Height: Up to 30 feet (9.1 m) tall or more Date Observed: June 5, 2004 & April 16, 2004 Notes: The tiny flowers are in 4 inch (10 cm) long, spike-like racemes. The edible seed pods are tan-colored, elongated, flat, and about 6 inches (15 cm) long. The leaves are bipinnately compound with 15 to 30 pairs of oblong, green, secondary leaflets. The bark on this desert tree is dark brown and very rough. |
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