Taxon: Calliandra humilis Benth.

Summary

Genus:

Calliandra

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Ingeae

Nomen number:

405934

Place of publication:

London J. Bot. 5:103. 1846

Verified:

12/04/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

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

Other conspecific taxa

Calliandra humilis Benth. var. humilis (0 active accession[s])
Calliandra humilis Benth. var. reticulata (A. Gray) L. D. Benson (0 active accession[s])

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

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. 1998. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part III. Calliandra. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(3):47.
Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Barneby, R. C. 1998. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part III. Calliandra. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(3):47.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Barneby, R. C. 1998. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part III. Calliandra. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(3):47.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato		McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo	w.	McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Barneby, R. C. 1998. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part III. Calliandra. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(3):47.

Native
Northern America

SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Ciudad de México, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo (w.), Jalisco, México, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. 1998. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part III. Calliandra. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(3):47.
McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902.

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=405934. Accessed 15 April 2026.