Algarrobo, Algarrobo amarillo, Algarobo negro
Prosopis flexuosa

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 3-10 m tall. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are 5-13 cm long with 12-29 leaflets 4-15 mm long by 1-2 mm wide. It has spines in the axils of the leaves. The pod is 5-28 cm long by 0.7-1.2 cm wide.

Also as Mimosaceae.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 2,200 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Andes, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, South America (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit, pod

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Algarrobo dulce, Yoiwitru

Synonyms

Acacia flexuosa Lagasca; Prosopis fruticosa Meyen;