Catclaw mimosa

Mimosa aculeaticarpa is a species of woody shrub in the family Fabaceae. It is commonly known as the catclaw mimosa or the wait-a-minute bush, and is endemic to upland regions of Mexico and the Southwestern United States, particularly Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Catclaw mimosa being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Mimosa biuncifera
• Mimosa texana
• Mimosa monancistra
• Senegalia gilliesii
• Mimosa farinosa
• Mimosa tricephala

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Mimosa

Species

Mimosa aculeaticarpa

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