Hebrew: ינבוט השדה, Arabic: الينبوت
| Scientific name: | Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr. | |
| Scientific name: | Lagonychium farctum (Solander ex Russell) E.G.Bobrov, Prosopis stephaniana (M. Bieb.) Kunth ex Sprengel | |
| Common name: | Dwarf mesquite, Syrian mesquite | |
| Hebrew name: | ינבוט השדה | |
| Arabic name: | الينبوت | |
| Family: | Mimosaceae, Mimosa Family, שיטיים |
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| Life form: | Chamaephyte, semi-shrub | |
| Spinescence: | Emergences | |
| Stems: | Arching, spreading or decumbent; often less than 1 m in height, rarely up to 3 m; Armed with thorns, spines or prickles; Solid; Stems or young twigs glabrous or sparsely glabrate | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, compound, bipinnate or more | |
| Flowers: | Cylindrical-shaped flowers grouped in small yellowish axillary bunches | |
| Flowering Period: | April, May, June, July, August | |
| Fruits: | a large, reddish brown pod | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Irano-Turanian | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Prosopis, Greek name for the burdock, but unknown why it applies to this plant. farcta, stuffed, filled, or solid with tissue softer than the outside. Lagonychium, Greek lagos, "a hare;" onychium, onyx, "a claw," stephaniana, Greek stephane, something which surrounds or encircles, hence "wreath or crown." The Hebrew name: ינבוט, yanbut, from Arabic: yanbut, which probably derives from nabata ( = it sprouted, germinated, grew).
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