PLANTS Profile for Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera (catclaw mimosa)

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PLANTS Profile

Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega var. biuncifera (Benth.) Barneby
catclaw mimosa

Symbol:

MIACB

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Tree
Shrub

L48

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Mimosa biuncifera

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, TX, Alpine. Usage Requirements.

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Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega var. biuncifera (Benth.) Barneby

Synonyms:
Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega var. biuncifera (Benth.) Barneby

	MIBI3	Mimosa biuncifera Benth.
	MIBIG	Mimosa biuncifera Benth. var. glabrescens A. Gray
	MIBIL	Mimosa biuncifera Benth. var. lindheimeri (A. Gray) B.L. Rob.
	MILI6	Mimosa lindheimeri A. Gray
	MIWA	Mimosa warnockii B.L. Turner
	MIBI12	Mimosopsis biuncifera (Benth.) Britton & Rose

Distribution:
Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega var. biuncifera (Benth.) Barneby


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USA (AZ, NM, TX)

Related Taxa:
Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega var. biuncifera (Benth.) Barneby

Classification:
Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega var. biuncifera (Benth.) Barneby

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Mimosa L. – sensitive plant
Species	Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega – catclaw mimosa
Variety	Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega var. biuncifera (Benth.) Barneby – catclaw mimosa

More Accounts and Images:
Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega var. biuncifera (Benth.) Barneby

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531082.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 03:06 AM CDT