Prosopis glandulosa, commonly known as honey mesquite, is a species of small to medium-sized flowering tree in the legume family, Fabaceae.

It can be found among desert plants such as honey mesquite, smooth mesquite, ocotillo and creosote.

Coyote willow, arrowweed, seep-willow, western honey mesquite, catclaw acacia, and exotic tamarisk (saltcedar) are the predominant species.

There are numerous species of wildflowers that grow naturally depending on rainfall, but the natural landscape is dominated by creosote bush, honey mesquite, and soaptree yucca.

A few lesser known legumes produce sweet pulpy fruits such as carob, tamarind, honey mesquite, and honey locust.

White-throated woodrats also dwelled in subterranean burrows with as many as 8 openings, covered with a few small twigs, at the bases of honey mesquite.

At Carrizo Creek, honey mesquite leaves, flowers, and fruits were the main foods eaten from the end of March until the end of summer.

After honey mesquite lost its leaves, white-throated woodrats subsisted on stored beans, bark, and stems.

Associated plants in the oasis woodland include honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa), arrow weed, and deer grass.

The creek passes through rolling prairie that is surfaced by clay loams which support honey mesquite, wild orange, texana plum and natural grasses including "Texas spur".