Nuttall's Sensitive Briar

Mimosa nuttallii (DC. ex Britton & Rose) B.L. Turner - Pea family

Size

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Pink

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Nuttall's Sensitive Briar: Ithome concolorella

Native Range

  • USA:  Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, 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.