Taxon: Mimosa quadrivalvis L.

Summary

Genus:

Mimosa

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Mimoseae

Nomen number:

320383

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:522. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

05/12/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Mimosa quadrivalvis L. var. angustata (Torr. & A. Gray) Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Mimosa quadrivalvis L. var. floridana (Chapm.) Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Mimosa quadrivalvis L. var. latidens (Small) Barneby (1 active accession[s])
Mimosa quadrivalvis L. var. leptocarpa (DC.) Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Mimosa quadrivalvis L. var. nuttallii (DC. ex Torr. & A. Gray) L. S. Beard ex Barneby (2 active accession[s])
Mimosa quadrivalvis L. var. platycarpa (A. Gray) Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Mimosa quadrivalvis L. var. quadrivalvis (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Schrankia spp.

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
2018. Oklahoma vascular plant database

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa	s.w.	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	s.e.	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Vincent and Grenadines	Saint Vincent		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico	s.e.	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Misiones		Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia		n.e.	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru		n.e.	Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Iowa (s.w.), Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (s.e.), Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Haiti, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico (s.e.)], St. Vincent and Grenadines [Saint Vincent]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia (n.e.), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (n.e.)
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Misiones], Paraguay

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. 1991. Sensitivae censitae: a description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65:293.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=320383. Accessed 12 May 2026.