Mimosa biuncifera Benth.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Mimosa biuncifera Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    T. S. Cochrane 8464 with B. A. Cochrane, G. M. Diggs and C. M. Corcoran, 30 Jun 1978

  • Location

    Mexico. Guanajuato. S side of Mex. Hwy 49 from Ojuelos de Jalisco to Dolores Hidalgo, 56 km (by rd.) SE of Ojuelos, 16 km (by rd.) NW of San Felipe, Gto.

  • Habitat

    Several grazed "Zacatal pastizal", grasses now eliminated, only small-lvd shrubs & cacti evident; Mimosa biuncifera dominant w/ Dalea bicolor subdominant, & Opuntia spp., Mammillaria, Ferocactus, Echinofossulocactus, Bouvardia ternifolia & Talium aurantiacum.

  • Description

    Flrs. mostly ivory-colored, yellow at base (i.e. cor. tube). Dominant. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 550708

    Occurrence ID: 065b609d-56d8-44f7-b43d-932622e31914

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Guanajuato

  • Locality

    S side of Mex. Hwy 49 from Ojuelos de Jalisco to Dolores Hidalgo, 56 km (by rd.) SE of Ojuelos, 16 km (by rd.) NW of San Felipe, Gto.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2200 m. (7218 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    21.55, -101.32

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MEXICO:	Edo,	Guanajuato	(NW	corner)
Mimosa biuncifera Ben'tham
Firs, mostly ivory-colored, yellow at base
(i.e.* cor. tube). Dominant.
S side of Mex. Hwy. 49 from Ojuelos de Jalis-
co to Dolores Hidalgo, 56 km (by rd.) SE of
Ojuelos, 16 km (by rd.) NW of San Felipe.
Severely grazed "Zacatal pastizal," grasses
now eliminated, only low smáll-lvd. shrubs &
cacti evident; Mimosa biuncifera dominant w/
Palea bicolor subdominant, & Opuntiá spp.,
Mammillaria, Ferocactus, Echinofossulocactus,
Bouvardia ternifolia, & Talinum aurantiacum.
L/L.: 21°33fN, 101°19,W	Alt.: 2200m.
Date: June 30, 1978	No.:	8464
Theodore S. Cochrane, with B. A. Cochrane,
G. M. Diggs, and C. M. Corcoran
Dept. Botany, Univ. Wisconsin-Madison, Mexican research
trip, summer 1978. Participants:	6.J.	Breckon, M.E.
Breckon, S. Caughlan, T.S. Cochrane, B.A. Cochrane, C.M.
Corcoran, G. Diggs, D.A. Kolterman, & M.A. Raveret.
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