[Mesquite and Screwbeans: The Genus Prosopis in the Southwestern Deserts of the United States]

Screw Bean, Screwbean Mesquite, Screw Bean Mesquite

Prosopis pubescens

Synonym: Strombocarpa odorata

Pods of Screw Bean, Screwbean Mesquite, Screw Bean Mesquite: Prosopis pubescens (Synonym: Strombocarpa odorata)

The tightly coiled seed pods of screw bean as seen at Mesquite Bay North in Havasau National Wildlife Refuge............February 23, 2013.

Thorns of Screw Bean, Screwbean Mesquite, Screw Bean Mesquite: Prosopis pubescens (Synonym: Strombocarpa odorata)

Thorns of screw bean as seen at Mesquite Bay North in Havasau National Wildlife Refuge............February 23, 2013.
Paul Slichter