Mimosa dysocarpa (Velvet Pod Mimosa)

Botanical name: Mimosa dysocarpa

Common names: Velvet Pod Mimosa, Gatuno, Velvetpod Catclaw

Family: Fabaceae

Subfamily: Mimosoideae

Origin: Mexico

Numerous short, widely divergent, irregular but densely prickly branches bear pubescent (downy) bipinnate leaves and extremely showy, fragrant, pinkish-purple cylindrical flower spikes.

This plant is extremely drought tolerant and can take reflected heat.

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