*Mimosa pigra Linnaeus. Common name: Black Mimosa. Phenology: Jul; Jul-Aug. Habitat: Disturbed wet areas, marshes. Distribution: Native of New World tropics (West Indies, Central America, South America).
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Mimosa pigra L. var. pigra — FNA11.1, K4, POWO, SE3, misapplied; ? Mimosa pellita Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. — Mex, Isely (1998); ? Mimosa pellita Humb. & Bonpl. var. pellita — Barneby (1991); < Mimosa pigra L. — Fl3, NS, WH3; Mimosa pigra L. Basionym: Mimosa pigra L. 1755
Links to other floras: = Mimosa pigra var. pigra - FNA11.1
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
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