Herbarium Specimen Details

Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : Loxahatchee River Corridor; along W property line, ca. 1.1 mi. S of Indian Town Road, ca. 0.5 mi. W of FL Turnpike, ca. 0.3 mi. S of county line. 26° 57' 6" N 80° 10' 19" W
Habitat In depression marsh.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector K. A. Bradley 737
with S. Woodmansee
Collection Date 16 Oct 1997
Accession Number 223274
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L. - Determined By: Isely, 1985
Determination History
Mimosa pigra L. - Determined By: Correll, 1981
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : Along Florida Turnpike ca. 1 mi. N of Martin County line. 27° 4' 60" N 80° 25' 0" W
Description Shrub to 2 m tall; flowers pink.
Habitat Along canal at edge of large culvert.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector D. S. Correll 52926
with H.B. Correll, J. Popenoe, R. Sanders
Collection Date 23 Oct 1981
Accession Number 160803
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L. - Determined By: DeLaney, 1984
Locality USA. Florida , Highlands Co. : Avon Park; N edge Little Lake Bonnett. 27° 51' 34" N 82° 5' 7" W
Description Plants to 1 m tall.
Habitat Wet soil near lake.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector K. R. DeLaney 188
Collection Date 22 Sep 1984
Accession Number 181543
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L. - Determined By: Isely, 1985
Determination History
Mimosa pigra L. - Determined By: DeLaney, 1981
Locality USA. Florida , Highlands Co. : N side of Little Lake Angelo, NNW of Sebring. T33S, R28E, Sec. 36. Sebring. T33S, R28E, Sec. 36. 27° 29' 44" N 81° 26' 27" W
Description Scrambling shrub.
Reproductive State Bud Fruit
Collector K. R. DeLaney
Collection Date 23 Nov 1981
Accession Number 159538
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L. - Determined By: Isely, 1985
Determination History
Mimosa pigra L. - Determined By: DeLaney, 1981
Mimosa pellita Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1992
Locality USA. Florida , Highlands Co. : Near Pinecrest Country Club, N side of lake. 25° 40' 1" N 80° 18' 29" W
Habitat In bayhead, oak forest, beach, water.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector K. R. DeLaney
Collection Date 31 Oct 1981
Accession Number 171858
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : Jonathan Dickinson State Park. "Hell's Canal", off I-95.
Habitat Disturbed sites; canal.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit
Collector R. Roberts 78
Collection Date 20 Jul 1997
Accession Number 258168
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : Daskas Preserve; N side of St. Lucie River near its mouth, on Alice Street just E of FL 707 in Rio. 27° 12' 57" N 80° 15' 17" W
Description Naturalizing and common; population expanded rapidly after removal of Schinus terebinthifolia, subsequently herbicide treated.
Habitat Disturbed spoil mound amidst tidal swamp.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. Vardaman
with B. Hofstettler
Collection Date 1999
Accession Number 261729
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Fairchild Tropical Garden.
Description Low shrub.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector W. T. Gillis
Collection Date 13 Dec 1969
Accession Number 285246
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Fairchild Tropical Garden.
Description Low shrub.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector W. T. Gillis
Collection Date 13 Dec 1969
Accession Number 285245
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality Jamaica. Cornwall Co. , Westmoreland Par. : Near Blue Castle Farm, 0.9 mi. N of Banbury. 18° 8' 11" N 77° 2' 20" W
Description Robust prickly shrub; flower pinkish-white.
Habitat Moist thicket.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 100 to ft
Collector G. R. Proctor
Collection Date 08 Aug 1965
Accession Number 66761
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality Honduras. District of Stann Creek; along Hummingbird Highway; ca. 30 mi. S of Roaring Creek on W highway.
Habitat Tropical montane vegetation.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. W. Long
Collection Date 15 Jul 1970
Accession Number 113488
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality Costa Rica. 1 mi. SE Finca Jimenez, Guanacaste Province. 10° 30' 0" N 85° 15' 0" W
Habitat Wet pasture.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector M.F. McDiarmid
with R. P. Wunderlin
Collection Date 10 May 1972
Accession Number 127825
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality Costa Rica. Rio Higueron, ca 2 km SE Est. Exp. Enrique Jimenez Nunez; Province of Guanacaste. 10° 30' 0" N 85° 15' 0" W
Habitat Riparian forest.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 10 to m
Collector M.F. McDiarmid
with R. P. Wunderlin
Collection Date 21 Jul 1974
Accession Number 127791
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality Honduras. Sitio de Chichicazapa, 6 km S de Juticalpa. 14° 45' 0" N 86° 12' 0" W
Description Arbol 5 m fruto en vaina.
Habitat Bosque sec tropical.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 430 to m
Collector Fernando Alvarado Flores
Collection Date 21 Jan 1985
Accession Number 194634
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality Ecuador. Esmeraldas: 23 km SE (by road) of Esmeraldas on road to Rio Mate, along Rio Esmeraldas. 0° 56' 51" N 79° 38' 25" W
Description Commong shrub, 1-2 m tall; flowers pink.
Habitat River's edge.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector L. J. Davenport
with et al.
Collection Date 01 Aug 1980
Accession Number 152913
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality Honduras. Alrededores del Lago Yojoa. 14° 51' 27" N 87° 57' 16" W
Habitat Bosque muy humedo tropical.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 600 to m
Collector C. Bendeck
Collection Date 21 Apr 1985
Accession Number 196869
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality Honduras. Aldea San Migual 5 km al N de Colinas. 15° 37' 0" N 87° 9' 0" W
Description Arbusto 1.5 m fruto café.
Habitat Bosque humedo subtropical.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 400 to m
Collector R. Paz
Collection Date 23 Jan 1984
Accession Number 195207
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality Ecuador. Esmeraldas: 10 km S on Muisne road from junction with Esperaldas-Santo Somingo road; 16 km N of Atacames. 0° 56' 51" N 79° 38' 25" W
Description Shrub 2 m tall; fruit yellowish.
Habitat Dry roadside on coastal hills.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen
with et al.
Collection Date 31 Jul 1980
Accession Number 151835
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality Mexico. Veracruz, Mpio de Tierra Blanca: Ranchito El Porvenir, 300 m NE of Oaxaca border on highway to Temascal. 18° 19' 60" N 96° 16' 60" W
Description Shrub ca. 2 m high with flat tops; flower heads pink.
Habitat Drying pond choked with Eichhornia crassipes.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 60 to m
Collector R. Gereau
with et al
Collection Date 18 May 1986
Accession Number 190112
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality Guyana. Liane; Cayenne.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector Bafog,
Collection Date Jan 1956
Accession Number 118807
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality Honduras. Colonia Sagastume y Puente Colorado. 15° 46' 60" N 87° 19' 0" W
Habitat Bosque humedo sub-tropical.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 750 to m
Collector G. Rodriguez
Collection Date 21 Apr 1985
Accession Number 194800
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality Honduras. Cerro El Picacho, Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Habitat Bosque hume do subtropical.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 1300 to m
Collector C. Sherman
Collection Date 07 Mar 1985
Accession Number 194939
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Mimosa pigra
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mimosa pigra L.
Locality Honduras. Zona de amortiguamiento Parque Nacional La Tigra, 30 km NE de Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Habitat Bosque premontano humedo.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 1000 to m
Collector S. Palma
Collection Date 23 Feb 1985
Accession Number 195032
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