Mimosa aculeaticarpa

Catclaw mimosa

Summary of the structured data documented in ClimaFlora for this taxon.

Shrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

North America

Animal foodEnvironmental usesInvertebrate foodMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	10.79 – 27.01	12.61 – 26.89
Temperature of the warmest month	20.41 – 41.65	21.85 – 38.67
Temperature of the coldest month	-4.11 – 21.19	-3.27 – 19.59
Annual precipitation	130.7 – 2546.36	152.54 – 2097.26
Precipitation seasonality	29.92 – 116.32	31.6 – 110.54

These values describe the documented climate envelope of the taxon. They are not, by themselves, a local recommendation.

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	14.6 – 25.8	17.9 – 23.6
Clay	%	18 – 32.7	23.1 – 28.2
Coarse fragments	%	3 – 28.5	15.3 – 23.8
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.69 – 1.52	1.03 – 1.28
pH	—	6.4 – 7.6	6.7 – 7.1
Sand	%	32.3 – 54.8	35.3 – 49.3
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	5.7 – 20.5	10.7 – 13.9

These soil preferences should be compared with the site profile and the confidence of the local data.