Introductory
SPECIES: Mimosa biuncifera | Catclaw Mimosa 



ABBREVIATION : 
MIMBIU

SYNONYMS : 
   Mimosa lindheimeri
   Mimosa prolifica
   Mimosopsis biuncifera


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   MIBI3


COMMON NAMES : 
   catclaw mimosa
   catclaw
   wait-a-bit
   wait-a-minute
   wait-a-minute bush
   paired-thorn mimosa


TAXONOMY : 
Catclaw mimosa is a legume a and member of the Mimosa Family,
Mimosaceae.  Its currently accepted scientific name is Mimosa biuncifera
Benth.  [2,21,23].

Catclaw mimosa exhibits a high degree of phenotypic variation and is
often confused with, or mistaken for, other mimosas of the American
Southwest.  The taxonomy of catclaw mimosa and closely related species
has been variously interpreted.  The most recent taxonomic reevaluation
has split catclaw mimosa into two species based on armature of the stem
and pubescence of the corolla [2].  These two species and their synonyms
are presented below [2]:

  Mimosa biuncifera Benth. = Mimosopsis biuncifera (Benth.) Britt. &
Rose = Mimosa lindheimeri A. Gray = Mimosa biuncifera var. lindheimeri
(A. Gray) B. L. Robinson = Mimosopsis lindheimeri (A. Gray) Britt. &
Rose = Mimosa warnockii B. L. Turner.

  Mimosa texana (A. Gray) Small = Mimosa borealis var. texana A. Gray =
Mimosa biuncifera var. lindheimeri sensu B. L. Turner, non (A. Gray) B.
L. Robinson = Mimosopsis wherryana Britt. in Britt. & Rose = Mimosa
wherryana (Britt.) Standl. = Mimosa lindheimeri var. pinnis 3-jugis A.
Gray, Pl. Wright.


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Ronald Uchytil, November 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Uchytil, Ronald J. 1990. Mimosa biuncifera. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Mimosa biuncifera | Catclaw Mimosa