Mimosa pigra var. pigra

Species category

Weed

Common name

lollipop mimosa, black mimosa, amourette, bashful plant, catclaw mimosa, dormilona, giant mimosa, thorny sensitive plant

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Rectangular to ellipticElliptic:
Outline of an ellipse; greatest width midway sloping to an equally pointed apex and base.
, compressed

Size

Length 7–8 mm
Width 3–3.5 mm
Thickness 1.1–1.5 mm

Color

Olive-green or light brown

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

Line following margin and a short linear bulge is in the center of seed.

Identification notes

Seed is long and narrow with rounded ends. There is a line following near the margin. Central region of seed is depressed except for a short linear bulge in the center.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Hawaii
Federal

Learn more about Mimosa pigra var. pigra on ITP's Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules tool.

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Mimosa pigra L. var. pigra

Synonyms

Mimosa pellita Humb. and Bonpl. ex Willd.
Mimosa pigra auct. non L.

Mimosa pigra var. pigra. Seeds that have a depressed central region, except for a short linear bulge in the center. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.	Mimosa pigra var. pigra. Seed hilum. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Mimosa pigra var. pigra. Fruits with hairs. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.	Mimosa pigra var. pigra. Seeds with a line following margin and a short linear bulge in the center of the seed. Photo courtesy of Colorado State University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.