Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae > Desmanthus > Desmanthus virgatusDesmanthus virgatus (wild tantan; Frijolillo; Guashillo; Virgate Mimosa; Petit Mimosa; Petit Cassie; Petit Acacia; Langalet; Huarangillo; Ground Tamarind; Dwarf Koa; Brusca Prieta; Adormidera)Synonyms: Acacia angustisiliqua; Acacia depauperata (homotypic); Acacia leptosperma; Acacia virgata (heterotypic); Acuan depressum; Acuan texanum; Acuan tracyi; Acuan virgatum (homotypic); Acuan virgatum var. albiflorum; Acuan virgatum var. flaviflorum; Acuania depressa; Desmanthus depressus (homotypic); Desmanthus leptophyllus; Desmanthus pernambucensis; Desmanthus pratorum; Desmanthus strictus; Desmanthus tenellus; Desmanthus virgatus depressus; Desmanthus virgatus var. depressus; Desmanthus virgatus var. virgatus; Leucaena virgatum; Mimosa angustisiliqua (heterotypic); Mimosa depressa; Mimosa pernambucana (heterotypic); Mimosa pernambucensis; Mimosa virgata (homotypic) Desmanthus virgatus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family that is known by many common names, including wild tantan, prostrate bundleflower, dwarf koa, desmanto, acacia courant, acacia savane, pompon blank, adormidera, brusca prieta, frijolillo, ground tamarind, guajillo, guashillo, huarangillo, langalet, petit acacia, petit cassie, petit mimosa, virgate mimosa, and slender mimosa, as well as simply desmanthus. It is native to the American tropics and subtropics but is present elsewhere as an introduced species. In some areas it is cultivated as a fodder and forage crop. |
| Allergen Potential [1] | Medium | | Screening - Summer [2] | Dense | | Screening - Winter [2] | Dense |  | | Bloom Period [2] | Indeterminate | | Drought Tolerance [2] | High | | Fire Tolerance [2] | Low | | Frost Free Days [2] | 1 year | | Fruit/Seed Abundance [2] | Low | | Fruit/Seed Begin [2] | Year Round | | Fruit/Seed End [2] | Year Round | | Growth Form [2] | Multiple Stem | | Growth Period [2] | Spring, Summer | | Growth Rate [2] | Slow | | Leaf Type [2] | Evergreen | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | | Propagation [2] | Seed | | Regrowth Rate [2] | Moderate | | Root Depth [2] | 24 inches (61 cm) | | Seed Spread Rate [2] | Moderate | | Seed Vigor [2] | High | | Seeds Per [2] | 339999 / lb (749571 / kg) | | Shape/Orientation [2] | Semi-Erect | | Structure [3] | Shrub | | Vegetative Spread Rate [2] | Slow | | | Flower Color [2] | White | | Foliage Color [2] | Yellow | | Fruit Color [2] | Brown | | | Fall Conspicuous [2] | Yes | | Fruit Conspicuous [2] | Yes | | | Height [2] | 24 inches (0.6 m) | | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [2] | USDA Zone: 8 Low Temperature: 10 F° (-12.2 C°) → 20 F° (-6.7 C°) | | Light Preference [2] | Mostly Shady | | Soil Acidity [2] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [2] | Intermediate | | Water Use [2] | Low |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000) ♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 5Umbonia crassicornis (Amyot and Serville) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Membracidae), F.W. Mead, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; and Thomas R. Fasulo, University of Florida, November 2000. Latest revision: August 2014 |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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