Fabaceae
Kairn's sensitive-briar
Mimosa latidens
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Mimosa
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Mimosa latidensFabaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Kairn's sensitive-briar
Synonyms
- Leptoglottis berlandieri Britton
- Leptoglottis halliana Britton & Rose
- Leptoglottis latidens (Small) Small
- Leptoglottis potosina Britton & Rose
- Leptoglottis regiomontana Britton & Rose
- Mimosa potosina (Britton & Rose) B.L.Turner
- Mimosa quadrivalvis var. latidens (Small) Barneby
- Morongia latidens Small
- Schrankia berlandieri (Britton) Standl.
- Schrankia halliana (Britton & Rose) Standl.
- Schrankia potosina (Britton & Rose) Standl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.