Mimosa nuttallii (A.P. de Candolle) B.L. Turner. Common name: Plains Sensitive-briar. Phenology: Apr-Oct; Jun-Oct. Habitat: Glades, upland prairies, dry forest openings. Distribution: S. WI, IA, and NE south to w. LA and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, K4, NcTx, POWO; = Mimosa quadrivalvis L. var. nuttallii (DC.) Beard ex Barneby — Ar, C, Mo2, NS, Barneby (1991), Isely (1998); = n/a — Pa; = Schrankia nuttallii (DC. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Standl. — Il, Isely (1973); = Schrankia nuttallii (DC. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Standl. var. nuttallii — SE3; < Mimosa quadrivalvis L. — Mi; < Schrankia nuttallii (DC. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Standl. — F, GrPl; ? Schrankia uncinata Willd. — Tx, misapplied. Basionym: Leptoglottis nuttallii Raspail 1840
Links to other floras: = Mimosa nuttallii - FNA11.1
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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