Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


catclaw mimosa
Mimosa pigra L.



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1461059

catclaw mimosa
Mimosa pigra
Plant(s)
Amy Ferriter
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1461058

catclaw mimosa
Mimosa pigra
Plant(s)
Amy Ferriter
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1149048

catclaw mimosa
Mimosa pigra
Foliage
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina
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1149136

catclaw mimosa
Mimosa pigra
Foliage
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina
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1149135

catclaw mimosa
Mimosa pigra
Plant(s)
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina
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1149046

catclaw mimosa
Mimosa pigra
Foliage
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina
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1149134

catclaw mimosa
Mimosa pigra
Plant(s)
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina
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1149138

catclaw mimosa
Mimosa pigra
Foliage
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina
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1149139

catclaw mimosa
Mimosa pigra
Foliage
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina
1149137
1149137

catclaw mimosa
Mimosa pigra
Flower(s)
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina
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5376548

catclaw mimosa
Mimosa pigra
Fruit(s)
Julia Scher
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0015014

catclaw mimosa
Mimosa pigra
Seed(s)
USDA APHIS PPQ




Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Mimosa

Other System Links

Plants: MIPI
Bayer: MIMPI
GRIN: 24400
ITIS: 26789
NPDN Pest: PCQBKBD
NPDN Host: 34923


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
amourette, bashful plant, black mimosa, dormilona, giant mimosa, thorny sensitive plant

Related Scientific Names:
Mimosa pellita Kunth ex Willd.(Synonym)

References

Common Name Reference: Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database.
Scientific Name Reference: Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database.