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Mimosa quitensis Benth.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Mimosa

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Mimosa quitensis: A thicket-forming species found in the Andes of Ecuador and southern Colombia. Photo from north of Quito where it is known as Guarango. In context at www.dixpix
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Acacia lehmannii (Britton & Killip) J.F.Macbr.
  • Mimosopsis quitensis (Benth.) Britton & Rose
  • Senegalia lehmannii Britton & Killip

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.