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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 Endemism, endemic to Highland (geography), upland regions of Mexico and the Southwestern United States, particularly Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Description The catclaw mimosa is a straggling thicket forming shrub, usually growing to about one metre tall but occasionally double that height. The twigs are hairy and armed with backward pointing spines that easily catch in clothing. The alternate leaves are bi-pinnate with a varying number of small oblong leaflets. The flowers are white or pale pink, bunched together in globular heads. The fruits are flat pods up to four centimetres long, flattened between the seeds and splitting open when ripe. There are recurved prickles on the edges of the pods. Distribution This species grows in upland areas of central and southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, western and central Texas an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wait-a-minute Tree
Wait-a-minute tree, wait-a-bit tree, or wait-a-bit plant are common names for a variety of prickly plants that catch onto passers-by. These names come from the fact that the stems or other parts of the plant have numerous hooked thorns that tend to hook onto passers-by; the hooked person must stop ("wait a minute") to remove the thorns carefully to avoid injury or shredded clothing. These names can refer to: * '' Senegalia brevispica'' * ''Senegalia greggii'' * Some species of ''Asparagus'' * '' Caesalpinia decapetala'' * ''Mimosa aculeaticarpa'' See also * Bush lawyer (plant) *'' Smilax australis'', lawyer vine *'' Calamus australis'', lawyer cane * ''Clusia rosea ''Clusia rosea'', the autograph tree, copey, cupey, balsam apple, pitch-apple, and Scotch attorney, is a tropical and sub-tropical flowering plant species in the family Clusiaceae. The name ''Clusia major'' is sometimes misapplied to this species ...'', Scotch attorney * '' Solanum atropurpureum'', five-minute plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
