Native Plants
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Mimosa roemeriana
Mimosa roemeriana Scheele
Roemer's Mimosa, Sensitive Briar
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
USDA Symbol: MIRO6USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Schrankia roemeriana
Sensitive Brier
Fabaceae
Location: N side of Canyon Lake on Canyon Lake Island. Roadside, 1061 BAMC Dr.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: One colony on roadside in dry calcereous soil.
Description: Lower portions of stems terete, 20-40 cm long. Stems and pods pubescent. Mature legumes 37-88 long and flattened. The valves 3-6 times as wide as the thickened margins. Flowers are pink globes 10-16 mm thick.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: Jun 18, 1993
Specimen number: 151
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0436
Accession Date: Jul 26, 1993
Accession Number: 35
Annotations: SCFXC