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Kiawe (Prosopis pallida)

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Prosopis Pallida, or more commonly know as Kiawe, is a tree shrub of the genus Prosopis. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Prosopis Pallida or Kiawe's floral region is Hawaii, Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands, specifically in the state of Hawaii.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Prosopis
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Order: Fabales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Tree Shrub
  • Native Status: HI (I) PR (I) VI (I)
  • Federal Noxious Status: NW
  • Federal Noxious Common Name: kiawe
  • State Noxious Status: AL (CAW) CA (Q) MA (P) MN (PNW) NC (CAW) OR (Q) SC (PP) VT (CAW)
  • State Noxious Common Name: AL (kiawe) CA (kiawe) MA (kiawe) MN (kiawe) NC (kiawe) OR (kiawe) SC (mesquite) VT (kiawe)
  • PLANTS Invasive Status: HEAR STATE US
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU- FAC
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: C(FAC) H(FACU-)





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