Bloom Native gardener's
field companion

Explore

Field report Layers Search
Log in Sign up
  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies
  6. Legumes
  7. Sensitive Plants
  8. Softleaf Mimosa

species 507 observations

Softleaf Mimosa

Mimosa malacophylla

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Supports All

11 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Gray Ministreak, Mimosa Yellow, Mimosa Skipper, Gray Hairstreak 7
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Gambel's Quail, Glassy-winged Sharpshooter 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Southern Plains Bumble Bee, Ligated Furrow Bee 2

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Vines
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Vine

From USDA PLANTS.

We can't find the internet

Attempting to reconnect

Something went wrong!

Attempting to reconnect