Talk:Mesquite

message: There are Prosopis species that would be unlikely to be called mesquite, such as Prosopis cineraria.  I suggest to move this page to Prosopis.  — Pekinensis 18:29, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: As a matter of principle, too, the name of the genus should not be redirected to the name of one group of species. In South America there are many species of Prosopis (cf Prosopis alba), usually called algarrobo (the Spanish name for the carob tree). Prosopis should be a genus page with links here and to the algarrobo trees' articles. --Pablo D. Flores 17:48, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

text: I agree, you are on the right track to improving this. This page could stay for information specifically on "mesquite" as defined separate from the entire genus - Marshman 02:29, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
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message: The entry currently lists the benefits of mesquite but makes little reference to the adverse effects of this plant.
May I suggest that the entry on mesquite refer readers to the following website: http://www.weeds.org.au/WoNS/mesquite/, which is an excellent paper on the deleterious effects on the Australian environment and commercial animal husbandry as a result of the introduction of mesquite into this country.
The paper is sponsored by the Department Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland, Australia, and explains at length the introduction, spread, effects and attempts at eradication of introduced Prosopis spp. 
The foreword to the paper is succinct: 
"...Mesquite is one of Australia's worst weeds. While it already infests nearly a million hectares, its capacity to thrive in a range of climates, soils and landscapes means that over 70% of the Australian mainland is threatened. However, as the vast majority of current mesquite infestations are relatively small and sparse, it is critical that all possible efforts be directed to confining, controlling and, where possible, eradicating this weed. If mesquite is not controlled, it is likely that future generations will inherit an unproductive thorny shrubland..." 203.59.176.103 12:49, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You might want to leave a note on the talk page of Gidip.  I think they're involved with tagging up articles in the :Category:Invasive species category.  You might also want to be more specific about which species in particular are threatening Australia.  Lunch 18:01, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mesquite inrtroduced into Australia and now recognised as a "weed of national significance." 

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Possible energy source?  Haha Wikipediarules2221 01:00, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
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message: Hi.  First of all, I'm a novice at editing Wikipedia.  I just created my account.
In the Mesquite article, there's discussion of using ground mesquite pods as a flour... the suggestion being to substitute 1/4 to 1/2 a cup of ground mesquite pod for a a cup of regular flour.  (I should probably quote it here...).
I interpret that as using 1/4 (or even 1/2) cup of ground mesquite pod, where the recipe calls for a cup of flour.  No regular flour is used.
I suspect what is meant is to substitute 1/4 to 1/2 a cup of the regular flour with ground mesquite, and using 1/2 to 3/4 of regular flour along with it.
Or perhaps my interpretation was what was intended... and a small amount of mesquite works the same as a larger quantity of regular flour!  That's a little hard to believe.
- stp  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.142.130.18 (talk) 18:37, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Food... substitution for regular flour 

message: Hello
Maybe this is just a problem for me, but this article in particular seems to have a link blocking most of the page, excluding the header with the various tabs and search bar. It has a gee.su shortened link and leads to a facebook page. It doesn't seem to be on other articles, so I think it is exclusively on this article. Troubleshooting is beyond me, so I just thought I'd leave this note.
Thanks,
72.211.146.204 (talk) 05:18, 26 January 2018 (UTC)
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message: To add to this article:  what the seeds taste like. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 00:39, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
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message: The paragraph "Although Prosopis spp. are naturally occurring in these areas, these changes have resulted in their being able to successfully outcompete other native plants and they are now considered invasive species because they are able to take advantage of vulnerable ecosystems.[8" refers to a text that says no such thing. Being invasive in its native range is a contradiction in terms. 89.246.108.170 (talk) 10:14, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: "Aggressive" is a term heard in conservation circles for this phenomenon. The phenomenon of outcompeting other plants. I heard Invasive means Aggressive *and* non-native. While Naturalized is non-aggressive and non-native. So it seems to me like "aggressive" can probably be used here. CuteScribbles (talk) 18:41, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Invasive Species