Mimosa pigra L.

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Records of this taxon from Caprivi are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
91305429 Jan 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Floodplain grasslandMutoya Lodge, Kalimbeza0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C2 937-17.55641024.4736807
91396030 Jan 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
In reedbedsKalimbeza Channel, Zambezi0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D1 932-17.54433024.5200507
91405030 Jan 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Sandy riverbank, full sunKalimbeza Channel, Zambezi0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D1 933-17.53143024.5388907
91415030 Jan 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
RiverbankKalimbeza Channel, Zambezi0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D1 937-17.53727024.6076907
9182002 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Disturbed riverine fringeAt compound of Zambezi Nightclub/Restaurant, Katima Mulilo0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724A4 938-17.48282024.2526007
9457001 Nov 2001BA Curtis
BA Curtis
1282
BA Curtis
WIND

Caprivi: Floodplain near Schuckmannsburg, East Caprivi.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D2 0150 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Shrub, 150 cm tall. In a thicket of Mimosa and Sesbania. Pale pink flower balls. Glandular pods. Compound leaves that close when touched.-17.54750024.7972204
9487007 Nov 2001BA Curtis
BA Curtis
1381
C Mannheimer
BA Curtis
WIND

Caprivi: Impalila Island.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3 93080 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Shrub, 80 cm tall, riverine. Stems: reddish-brown, hairy, with tiny, hooked, scattered thorns. Rachis hairy, glandular, with paired thorns between pinnae. Flowers in pink balls. Pods: in clusters. Very hairy and glandular.-17.78330025.2075005
95247014 Jan 1956B de Winter
B de Winter
4248
WIND

Okavango, Rundu District: Andara Mission Station.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A2 0Shrub; Notes: Thorny shrub growing on river banks. Flowering heads pink; pods rust brown setose. Leaves close up like those of M. pudica when touched.-18.12500021.3750002

Total records found: 8



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Caprivi: Species information: Records of: Mimosa pigra.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=126290, retrieved 5 December 2025

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