Taxon: Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J. F. Macbr.

Summary

Genus:

Prosopis

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Mimoseae

Nomen number:

100110

Place of publication:

Contr. Gray Herb. 59:17. 1919

Verified:

01/13/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

9 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Mimosa farcta Banks & Sol.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lagonychium farctum (Banks & Sol.) Bobrov

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Mimosa stephaniana M. Bieb.
Prosopis stephaniana (M. Bieb.) Kunth ex Spreng.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Burkart, A. 1976. A monograph of the genus Prosopis (Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae). J. Arnold Arbor. 57:452.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Hughes, C. E. et al. 2022. Disintegration of the genus Prosopis L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade). PhytoKeys 205:147-189. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.205.75379.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Lagonychium farctum (Banks & Sol.) Bobrov
Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Plant Protection and Quarantine Office. United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Federal noxious weed list (on-line resource).
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
Sanjappa, M. 1992. Legumes of India
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria		rare	Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Bahrain			Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Kuwait			Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Oman			Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia			Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	United Arab Emirates			Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen			Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Egypt	Sinai		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Punjab
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan		n.w.	Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (rare), Egypt, Tunisia

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan, Georgia
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Punjab], Pakistan (n.w.)

Reference(s)

Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Weed	seed contaminant	potential; a common weed in Israel	Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds

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=100110. Accessed 12 May 2026.