Mimosa dysocarpa
An uncommon shrub found in the U.S. from southeastern Arizona to the Big Bend region of Texas. The stems, leaves, and fruits and all prickly.
Stem & leaves on Georgetown Road in the eastern Pinos Altos Range, Grant Co., NM, 29 Aug 2009.
Inflorescences on Georgetown Road, 29 Aug 2009.
Fruits on Georgetown Road, 29 Aug 2009.
Leaf, showing recurved prickles on the rachis, Georgetown Road, 29 Aug 2009.