Mimosa congestifolia Burkart, 1947

Ferraz, José Roberto, Molina, José Marcelo P., Hassemer, Gustavo & Ribeiro, José Eduardo Lahoz Da Silva, 2025, An annotated checklist of the endemic flowering plants of Paraná, southern Brazil, Phytotaxa 685 (1), pp. 1-62 : 40

79. Mimosa congestifolia Burkart

Life form:—Shrub.

Habitat:—Cloud Forest and High Altitude Tropical Grasslands, growing in the mountain ranges of Ibitiraquire, Marumbi, Farinha Seca and Baitaca at an elevation of 1126–1778 m a.s.l.

Geographic distribution:—Antonina: R. Ristow 694 (MBM!). Campina Grande do Sul: N. Imaguire 996 (MBM!). Morretes: E. Barboza 732 (MBM!). Piraquara: J. Cordeiro 2107 (FUEL!). Quatro Barras: R. Kummrow & F.J. Zelma 2685 (FUEL!).

Number of gatherings:—84. Most recent record:—2016.

Preliminary conservation status:—Endangered (EN – B1ab[i,ii,iii]+B2ab[i,ii,iii]). EOO = 245.984 km 2 and AOO = 56 km 2.

Conservation unit:—Pico do Marumbi State Park and Pico Paraná State Park.