There is no such thing as a 'mesquite cactus.' There are many species of cacti and there are shrubs/trees called mesquites. A mesquite is not a cactus.
The mesquite tree is found in the warmer deserts of North America and South America. - Chihuahuan, Sonoran, Mojave, Atacama.
There are three different kinds of Mesquite trees, the Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa), Screwbean Mesquite (Prosopis pubescens ), and Velvet Mesquite (Prosopis velutina).
Mesquites
a tree
mesquite is way harder than oak
I'm using mesquite charcoal in the grill. Let's look a little more closely at this mesquite tree.
Mesquite.
a monocot
Mesquite isn't a type of grass. It's a type of tree. Mesquite makes good BBQ wood. Other than that, the actual tree itself has thorns and a bluish gray moss like fungus growing on it.
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thorns
mesquite