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  1. Caesalpinioideae

Mimosoid Clade

Taxa Represented in DELEP Accessions

Taxon Common Name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range
Mimosa asperata
  • Berlandier's mimosa
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
  • Central America
Mimosa bahamensis
  • White logwood bush, holdback
small tree
shrub
  • Southeastern Mexico
  • Central America
  • Bahamas
Mimosa biuncifera
  • catclaw mimosa
  • wait-a-minute bush
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
Mimosa distachya var. laxiflora
  • gatuña (Spanish)
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
Mimosa dysocarpa
  • velvet-pod mimosa
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
Mimosa emoryana
  • Emory mimosa
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
Mimosa ephedroides
  • prendador (Spanish)
  • pichana (Spanish)
shrub
  • Southern South America
Mimosa farinosa
  • tusca blanca (Spanish)
  • shinque (Spanish)
small tree
shrub
  • Southern South America
Mimosa grahamii var. grahamii
  • Graham's mimosa
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
Mimosa lacerata
small tree
shrub
  • Central Mexico
  • Southern Mexico
Mimosa malacophylla
  • vine mimosa
  • raspa huevos (Spanish)
  • raspilla (Spanish)
shrub
climber/vine
  • Southwestern North America
Mimosa martin-delcampoi
  • bauhinia-leaf mimosa
Mimosa palmeri
  • chopo
Mimosa platycarpa
small tree
shrub
  • Central America
Mimosa polyantha
  • Chacapo, espino
shrub
  • Mexico
Mimosa pudica
  • sensitive plant
Mimosa quadrivalvis var. latidens
  • sensitive briar
Mimosa strigillosa
  • powderpuff
  • vergonzosa (Spanish)
perennial herb
  • South Central North America
  • Southeastern North America
  • South Central South America
Mimosa xanti
Neptunia plena
  • water mimosa
Neptunia pubescens var. pubescens
  • yellowpuff
Newtonia buchananii
  • forest newtonia
Painteria elastichophylla
  • ebanillo (Spanish)
  • ebano chaparro (Spanish)
Parasenegalia visco
  • visco
  • viscote
tree
  • West-Central South America
Paraserianthes lophantha
Taxa Available: 428