Mimosa turneri
| Mimosa turneri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Mimosa |
| Species: | M. turneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Mimosa turneri | |
Mimosa turneri, Turner's Mimosa or Turner's Desert Mimosa, is a perennial small to medium-sized shrub native to Trans-Pecos Texas southward through central Coahuila to northwestern Nuevo Leon. It grows between 2 and 5 feet (0.61 and 1.52 m) tall and produces pink flowers. [1]
Habitat and ecology
This uncommon species grows as a small to medium-sized shrub that is localized on limestone soil that can range from 2200 feet to 4000 feet above sea level in the desert. This plant is deciduous and has a very high heat tolerance, allowing it to grow in very hot deserts. These plants live in soil with high alkalinity.[2]
Morphology
Mimosa turneri typically has only 1 pair of pinnae per leaf with 2 pairs of leaflets per pinna.
References
- ^ Michael Powell, A. (1994). mimosa characteristics. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292765535.
- ^ "Mimosa habitat".