(99) 



Leaves with 6-mauy pinnae ; leaflets numerous. 



5. M. Lindheirneri. 



Herbs or undershrubs, or soft-woody climbing shrubs. 



Climbing : foliage tomentose or puberulent : leaflets less than twice 

 as long as broad. 6. M. malacophylla. 



Prostrate and creeping or erect : foliage strigose or strigillose : leaf- 

 lets over twice as long as broad. 

 Erect or ascending: peduncles becoming 1-2 cm. long : pods 

 8-15-seeded. 7. M.Berlandieri. 



Prostrate : peduncles becoming 5-20 cm. long : pods 2-4-seeded. 



S. J\r. strigillosa. 

 i. Mimosa pudica L. 

 Mimosa -pudica L. Sp. PL 518. 1753. 

 In waste places, about the cities of the Gulf States. Nat- 

 uralized from tropical America. 



2. Mimosa borealis A. Gray. 



Mimosa borealis A. Gray, Mem. Am. Acad. (II) 4 : 39. 

 1849. 

 On bluffs and terraces, Indian Territory and Texas. 



3. Mimosa fragrans A. Gray. 



Mimosa fragrans A. Gray, Bost. Jour. Nat. Hist. 6: 182. 

 1850. 



In arid soil, limestone and granite hills, Texas and New 

 Mexico. 



4. Mimosa Texana (A. Gray). 



Mimosa borealis var. ? Texana A. Gray, PI. Wright. 1 : 



61. 1852. 



On plains and prairies, Texas to New Mexico and adjacent 



Mexico. 



5. Mimosa Lindiieimeri A. Gray. 



Mimosa Lindheirneri A. Gray, Bost. Jour. Nat. Hist. 6 : 

 182. 1850. 



On bluffs and terraces, southern and western Texas. 



6. Mimosa malacophylla A. Gray. 



Mimosa malacofhylla A. Gray, Bost. Jour. Nat. Hist. 6: 

 182. 1850. 



In dry soil, Texas to New Mexico and Nuevo Leon, 



