Mimosa aculeaticarpa

Mimosa aculeaticarpa
Catclaw mimosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Mimosa
Species:	M. aculeaticarpa
Binomial name
Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega
Synonyms[1]
Acacia acanthocarpa Willd. M. acanthocarpa (Willd.) Benth. M. arida Benth. M. biuncifera Benth. M. lindheimeri A. Gray M. prolifica S.Watson Mimosopsis biuncifera (Benth.) Britton & Rose Mimosopsis lindheimeri (A.Gray) Britton & Rose

Mimosa aculeaticarpa is a species of woody shrub in the family Fabaceae. It is commonly known as the catclaw mimosa or the wait-a-minute bush, and is endemic to upland regions of Mexico and the Southwestern United States, particularly Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.^[2]