Mesquite Bosque

Mesquite Bosque is a vegetative association within the Southwestern United States, under the Kuchler scheme of plant association categories.

Geography
The Mesquite Bosque association occurs in the Sonoran Desert, with mesquite (Prosopis spp.) dominating. In some cases, this plant association is along xeric portions of desert floodplains, bajadas, and arroyos.

Plant species
The mesquite (Prosopis) species include:
 * Velvet mesquite - Prosopis velutina
 * Screwbean mesquite - Prosopis pubescens - "Tornillo"
 * Honey mesquite - Prosopis glandulosa

Other species include:
 * Catclaw acacia - Acacia greggii
 * Fremont cottonwood - Populus fremontii
 * Desert mistletoe - Phoradendron californicum
 * California fan palm - Washingtonia filifera - the Mesquite Bosque association is one of the Kuchler scheme designation areas where this endangered palm may occur.