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Prosopis
Prosopis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. The current circumscription of the genus contains three species found in northern Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia. Previously it also contained around 40 species of spiny trees and shrubs found in subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas and Africa, now mostly placed in genera Strombocarpa and Neltuma. They often thrive in arid soil and are resistant to drought, on occasion developing extremely deep root systems. Their wood is usually hard, dense and durable. Their fruits are pods and may contain large amounts of sugar. The generic name means "burdock" in late Latin and originated in the Greek language.
35 branches of this group, most-observed first
Modest Masked Bee
speciesHylaeus modestus
Variegated Masked Bee
speciesHylaeus variegatus
Hylaeus gibbus
complexHylaeus gibbus
Large Masked Bee
speciesHylaeus signatus
Hylaeus affinis
speciesHylaeus affinis
Schwarz's Masked Bee
speciesHylaeus schwarzii
Ornate Masked Bee
speciesHylaeus ornatus
Confluent Masked Bee
speciesHylaeus confluens
Nelumbo Masked Bee
speciesHylaeus nelumbonis
Meridional Masked Bee
speciesHylaeus meridionalis
Hylaeus purpurissatus
speciesHylaeus purpurissatus
Hylaeus illinoisensis
speciesHylaeus illinoisensis
Three-spotted Masked Bee
speciesHylaeus trinotatus
Episcopal Masked Bee
speciesHylaeus episcopalis
Hylaeus duckei
speciesHylaeus duckei
Hylaeus montanus
speciesHylaeus montanus
Hylaeus coriaceus
speciesHylaeus coriaceus
Hylaeus odontophorus
speciesHylaeus odontophorus
Hylaeus aztecus
speciesHylaeus aztecus
Hylaeus stigmorhinus
speciesHylaeus stigmorhinus
Hylaeus absolutus
speciesHylaeus absolutus
Hylaeus repentens
speciesHylaeus repentens
Hylaeus flammipes
speciesHylaeus flammipes
Hylaeus hyrcanius
speciesHylaeus hyrcanius
Hylaeus scutellaris
speciesHylaeus scutellaris
Hylaeus limbifrons
speciesHylaeus limbifrons
Hylaeus laevithorax
speciesHylaeus laevithorax
Hylaeus transvittatus
speciesHylaeus transvittatus
Hylaeus insolitus
speciesHylaeus insolitus
Volusia Masked Bee
speciesHylaeus volusiensis
Hylaeus rugicollis
speciesHylaeus rugicollis
Hylaeus teruelus
speciesHylaeus teruelus
Hylaeus garrulus
speciesHylaeus garrulus
Hylaeus convergens
speciesHylaeus convergens
Hylaeus gaigei
speciesHylaeus gaigei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 563473.