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Catclaw Mimosa

Mimosa aculeaticarpa

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

36 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Chinati Sheepmoth, Calleta Silkmoth, Cecrops Eyed Silkmoth, Mesquite Clearwing Moth 10
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Boll's Potter Wasp, Gambel's Quail, Opomydas limbatus, Glassy-winged Sharpshooter 4
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Apache Paper Wasp, Philophuga viridicollis, Small Milkweed Bug, American Snout 21
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Tanaostigmodes albiclavus 1

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

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