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Seed Accession 900595

Taxon

Mimosa distachya var. laxiflora

Botanical Name

Mimosa distachya Cavanilles var. laxiflora (Bentham) Barneby

Accession No.

900595

Accession Date

11 Dec 1992

Availability

C (Scarce)

Collector(s)

M. Johnson

Collection Date

24 Nov 1990

Locality

Mexico, Sonora
5.6 mi. N of Bahia Kino on road to Punta Chueca.

Setting Circumstances

Sandy soil of broad valley between low mountains. Gulf Coast Subdivision Sonoran desertscrub with Bursera microphylla, Jatropha cinerea, J. cuneata, Cercidium microphyllum, Encelia farinosa, Condalia globosa, Lophocereus schottii.

Provenance

Wild

Associated Accession

None

No. Individuals Collected From

1

Comments

Spreading shrubs to 2 m tall; stems armed with numerous prickles; flowers pink. Uncommon at this site. M. Johnson 90-231.

Herbarium Voucher(s)

None
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