Taxon:  Strombocarpa strombulifera (Lam.) A. Gray



Summary
Genus:
Strombocarpa
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
506431
Place of publication:
U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1:475.  1854
Verified:
04/10/2023 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mimosa strombulifera Lam.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia strombulifera (Lam.) Willd.
Prosopis strombulifera (Lam.) Benth.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource). Note: as Prosopis strombulifera a probable escapee from cultivation
  2. Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:457-459. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
  3. Hughes, C. E. et al. 1976. Disintegration of the genus Prosopis L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade). PhytoKeys 205:147-189. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.205.75379.
  4. National Plant Board. 2008-. National Plant Board federal and state quarantine summaries Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
  5. Rodriguez, R. et al. 2018. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Chile. Gayana, Bot. 75:1-430. DOI: 10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001 . Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
  6. Seigler, D. & J. E. Ebinger. 2014. Lectotypification in American Acacia species (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae), with clarifications for types at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Novon 23:98-112. DOI: 10.3417/2010021. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera, type from Peru cultivated in Paris
  7. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcreeping mesquite  1National Plant Board. 2008-. National Plant Board federal and state quarantine summaries Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:457-459. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCórdoba Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:457-459. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Pampa Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:457-459. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Rioja Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:457-459. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMendoza Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:457-459. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaNeuquén Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:457-459. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRío Negro Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:457-459. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:457-459. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Juan Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:457-459. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucumán Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:457-459. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileAntofagastan.Rodriguez, R. et al. 2018. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Chile. Gayana, Bot. 75:1-430. DOI: 10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001 . Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileAtacaman.Rodriguez, R. et al. 2018. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Chile. Gayana, Bot. 75:1-430. DOI: 10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001 . Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileCoquimbon.Rodriguez, R. et al. 2018. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Chile. Gayana, Bot. 75:1-430. DOI: 10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001 . Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileLibertador General Bernardo O'Higginsn.Rodriguez, R. et al. 2018. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Chile. Gayana, Bot. 75:1-430. DOI: 10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001 . Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileTarapacán.Rodriguez, R. et al. 2018. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Chile. Gayana, Bot. 75:1-430. DOI: 10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001 . Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileValparaíson.Rodriguez, R. et al. 2018. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Chile. Gayana, Bot. 75:1-430. DOI: 10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001 . Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
Native
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Córdoba, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Tucumán], Chile [Antofagasta (n.), Atacama (n.), Coquimbo (n.), Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins (n.), Tarapacá (n.), Valparaíso (n.)]

Reference(s)
  1. Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:457-459. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
  2. Rodriguez, R. et al. 2018. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Chile. Gayana, Bot. 75:1-430. DOI: 10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001 . Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
  3. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:457. Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
Weed  National Plant Board. 2008-. National Plant Board federal and state quarantine summaries Note: as Prosopis strombulifera
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=506431. Accessed 13 May 2026.