Mimosa grahamii

Botanical Description

Mimosa grahamii is a spreading to decumbent, prickly shrub producing a number of stems from near the rootstock; the plant grows 30 - 60cm tall. The seed of this species is very nutritious and has a higher digestibility than most cultivated legumes. It has excellent potential for use as a human food[ 1542 Title Olneya Beans. A Native Food Product of the Arizona Desert, Worthy of Domestication Publication The Journal of Heredity Vol 10, No 1, January 1919 Author Cook O.F. Publisher Year 1919 ISBN Description A detailed study of Olneya tesota and its possibility as a cultivated food crop ].