Species
- Prosopis alba
- Prosopis glandulosa (honey mesquite)
- Prosopis nigra
- Prosopis pallida
- Prosopis pubescens (screwbean mesquite)
- Prosopis reptans (tornillo)
- Prosopis strombulifera (creeping mesquite)
- Prosopis velutina (velvet mesquite)
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