Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Strombocarpa cinerascens A. Gray, PI. Wright. 1; 61. 1852
Mimosa calcarea Buckl. Proc. Acad. Phila. 1861: 453. 1861. Prosopis cinerasceyis A. Gray; Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. 30: 381. 1875.
A low shrub, 2-3 dm. high, much branched, the twigs slender, puberulent when young. Spines acicular, 1-2.5 cm. long, spreading; petioles very short; pinnae 1 pair; rachilla puberulent; leaflets 8-12 pairs, oblong, obtuse or rounded, 1.5-3 mm. long, subcoriaceous, pubescent or glabrous, the venation obscure; peduncles puberulent, 1-2 cm. long; flowers capitate; heads globose, several-flowered; flowers puberulent or glabrous; calyx about 2 mm. long; petals 4-5 mm. long; stamens a little longer than the corolla; legume glabrous, yellow, 2-3 cm. long.
Type locality: Azulfrora, Nuevo Le6n.
Distribution: Southern Texas; Tamaulipas; Nuevo Le6n.
- bibliographic citation
- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
