| Scientific name: Mimosa microphylla Dryand.
Synonyms: Leptoglottis chapmanii Small ex Britton & Rose; Schrankia microphylla (Dryand.) J.F. Macbr. Common name: Littleleaf Sensitive-briar
Family: Fabaceae; Pea Origin: Native Habitat: dry sandy soil
Mimosa microphylla Dryand., on the Road of Remembrance, "Old Stretch Road" at the Berry College Campus, Mt. Berry, Georgia; July 8, 2009.
Comments: There is herbarium specimen, a holotype of Mimosa microphylla Dryand. (Syn. Schrankia horidula var.angularis Chapm.) at U.S. National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. collected in Floyd County, Georgia, and identified by Alvin W. Chapman (1809-1899) in: 1872, 1881,or in 1890'.
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Last updated on January 13, 2011.
References : Botanical Exploration in Floyd County, Georgia
© Copyright Zvezdana Ukropina-Crawford! 2009.-2011.,
1. Fernald, Merritt L. Gray's Manual of Botany 8ed. New York: D.Van Nostrand, 1970: 884.
2. U.S. National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History ( http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/),
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20560
3. Image by Zvezdana Ukropina-Crawford
4. USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
A.W. Chapman collection from Floyd County, Georgia
Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.