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Living Accession Y-006

Taxon

Mimosa xanti

Botanical Name

Mimosa xanti A. Gray

Seed Accession No.

890038

DELEP Field

Yuma

Status

Decommissioned

Survived For

22 years*

* = Living accession was still alive when the Yuma field was decommissioned.

Survival and Performance

DateNo. PlantsNotes
1991(2)2 individuals planted in Mar
1991(2)1.5'/2' tall, healthy, spreading growth habit
1992(2)2.5'/6' tall, healthy, moderate growth
1993(2)5'/8' tall, healthy, moderate growth
1994(2)6.5'/9' tall, healthy, moderate growth
1995(2)8'/8' tall, healthy, slow growth-these have formed sprawling thickets, both=flowers/fruits in 1995
1996(2)10'/12' tall, healthy, moderate growth, flowers/fruit
1997(2)9'/11' tall, healthy, slow growth, flowers/fruit
1999(2)10'/11' tall, healthy, vigorous but little height increase, flowers/fruit
2000(2)10'/12' tall, healthy, little change in size, flowers/fruit
2001(2)6'/9' tall, fair to good condition, smaller due to heavy pruning to remove Baccharis shrubs growing within these plants, flowers/fruit
2002(2)6'/9' tall, healthy, slow growth, 1=flowers/fruit
2004(2)8'/9' tall, healthy, slow growth, 1=flowers/fruit
2005(2)8’/9’ tall, healthy, little change in size, 1=flowers/fruit
2006(2)7’/8’ tall, healthy, no apparent growth, both-flowers/fruit
2007(2)5’/7’ tall, stems froze to base to stems 2" thick, healthy regrowth
2008(2)6’/9’ tall, healthy, recovered from 2007 freeze, no flowering
2009(2)7’/8’ tall, healthy, little change in size, no flowering
2013
Desert Legume Program

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