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Mimosa hystricina (Small ex Britton & Rose) B.L. Turner
porcupine mimosa
       
Symbol:   MIHY2  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Fabaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N



 
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Mimosa hystricina (Small ex Britton & Rose) B.L. Turner

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Synonyms:
Mimosa hystricina (Small ex Britton & Rose) B.L. Turner

  LEHY3 Leptoglottis hystricina Small ex Britton & Rose
  MIQUH2 Mimosa quadrivalvis L. var. hystricina (Small ex Britton & Rose) Barneby
  SCHY2 Schrankia hystricina (Small ex Britton & Rose) Standl.
  SCNUH2 Schrankia nuttallii (DC. ex Britton & Rose) Standl. var. hystricina (Small ex Britton & Rose) Isely
  SCNUH3 Schrankia nuttallii (DC. ex Britton & Rose) Standl. var. hystricina (Small ex Britton & Rose) Isely
 

Distribution:
Mimosa hystricina (Small ex Britton & Rose) B.L. Turner

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Related Taxa:
Mimosa hystricina (Small ex Britton & Rose) B.L. Turner

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 25 species in Mimosa
 

Classification:
Mimosa hystricina (Small ex Britton & Rose) B.L. Turner

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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 hystricina (Small ex Britton & Rose) B.L. Turner – porcupine mimosa
 

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Mimosa hystricina (Small ex Britton & Rose) B.L. Turner

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