Texas Wildbuds
Mimosa pigra var. asperata
(Black Mimosa)
Mimosa pigra var. asperata, Lower Rio Grande Wildlife Management Area, Mission, Hidalgo Co. 5236
Mimosa pigra var. asperata, Lower Rio Grande Wildlife Management Area, Mission, Hidalgo Co. 5232
Mimosa pigra var. asperata, Lower Rio Grande Wildlife Management Area, Mission, Hidalgo Co. 5234
Mimosa pigra var. asperata, Lower Rio Grande Wildlife Management Area, Mission, Hidalgo Co. 5242
| Scientific Name | Mimosa pigra var. asperata (M. pigra var. berlandieri, M. asperata) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | MIAS3 |
| Common Name | Black Mimosa, Puerto Rico Sensitive-briar | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 507072 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Clay soils in dry lake beds and resacas (dried, cut-off river channels). Plant: Tall, thicket-forming perennial shrub, 3 to 6 ft. tall; , much-branched and stems armed with recurved (bent-back) whitish prickles. Leaves: Bi-pinnately compound with 4 to 7 pairs of primary leaflets (pinnae), each 1 to 2-1/2 inches long, divided into 16 to 30 pairs of small secondary leaflets each 1/8 to 3/8-inch long and about 1 mm wide that fold up when disturbed. Inflorescence: Dense pink, ball-shaped heads 3/8 to 5/8-inch in diameter with many very small individual flowers each with 5 petals and 8 to 12 protruding stamens with pink filaments and yellow anthers. Bloom Period: March to November. Fruit: Flattened pod covered with short hairs; 1-5/8 to 2 inches long and about 1/3-inch wide with 8 or more segments. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, Flora of North America, iNaturalist and "A New Varietal Combination in Mimosa pigra" by Vincent, Zarucchi and Gandhi. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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