PLANTS Profile for Mimosa latidens (Kairn's sensitive-briar)

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PLANTS Profile

Mimosa latidens (Small) B.L. Turner
Kairn's sensitive-briar

Symbol:

MILA15

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Mimosa latidens (Small) B.L. Turner

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Synonyms:
Mimosa latidens (Small) B.L. Turner

	MIQUL	Mimosa quadrivalvis L. var. latidens (Small) Barneby
	MOLA11	Morongia latidens Small
	SCLA3	Schrankia latidens (Small) K. Schum.

Native Status:
Mimosa latidens (Small) B.L. Turner


View Distribution	Native Introduced

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (LA, TX)

Related Taxa:
Mimosa latidens (Small) B.L. Turner

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 25 species in Mimosa

Classification:
Mimosa latidens (Small) 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 latidens (Small) B.L. Turner – Kairn's sensitive-briar

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Schrankia latidens:

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt	Low						Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

More Accounts and Images:
Mimosa latidens (Small) B.L. Turner

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507830.

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

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 08:31 AM CDT