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Digital Herbaria

Mimosa latidens

Mimosa latidens (Small) B.L. Turner

Kairn's Sensitive Briar

Fabaceae (Pea Family)

USDA Symbol: MILA15
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)







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Specimen & Label Data

Schrankia latidens

Karnes Sensitive-Brier

Fabaceae

Location: 6 m south of South Oakwell Farms Pky & 90 m east of the south Gate House--Oakwell Farms.
Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: In caliche, on rocky hillside. In full sun.

Description: Lower stalk 4-sided. Perennial from thick taproot. Stipules 1-3 mm long. Pinnae in 3-4 pairs. Leaflets 4-8 pair/pinnae, smooth beneath, 2x6 mm. Fruiting peduncles to 5.5 cm. Flowers: pink globular heads about 1 cm wide.

County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 28, 1987
Specimen number: 186

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0415
Accession Date: Jun 27, 1993
Accession Number: 32

Annotations: SCXXB

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