Puerto Rico Sensitive Briar

Mimosa asperata L. - Pea family

Size

Plant Type: Shrub

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Puerto Rico Sensitive Briar: Cogia calchas, Filatima neotrophella, Neurostrota gunniella

Native Range

  • MEX:  Mexico Southwest
  • USA:  Texas
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.