Catclaw Sensitivebriar
Common Name: Catclaw Sensitivebriar
Other Names: Nuttall’s Sensitivebriar
Species Name: Mimosa quadrivalvis
Plant Type: Legume
Family Name: Mimosaceae, Mimosa Family
Plant Facts | |
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Origin | Native |
Duration | Perennial |
Distribution in the U.S. | Central portion; South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Texas and Louisiana |
Distribution in Oklahoma | Western two-thirds of the state |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Stout recurved prickles on stem and branches
- Pinnately compound leaves with numerous leaflets
- Leaflets fold when touched
Floral
- Flowers pink, fuzzy spheres
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Leaf Type: Compound, 2-pinnately
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Elliptic to oblong
- Stipules: Present
- Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 5, fused
- Flower Color: Pink or rose-purple
- Flower Timing: April-September
- Fruit Type: Legumes
Habitat/Ecology | |
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Soil Type | Dry, well-drained or rocky or sandy soil |
Habitat | Dry, rocky sites of prairies and open woodlands; soils of roadsides and logged areas |
Successional Stage | All |
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