FabaceaeSubfamily Caesalpinioideae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Cassieae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Detarieae
Subfamily Faboideae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Amorpheae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Crotalarieae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Cytiseae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Desmodieae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Genisteae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Millettieae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Phaseoleae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Acacieae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Ingeae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Mimoseae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Parkieae
W/C = Wild Collected |
Mimosa pudica L.
- Common Name: Sensitive Plant
- Family: Fabaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Brazil
- Habitat:
- Description: Native to Brazil, this short-lived evergreen subshrub is usually treated as an annual. It is grown for its curiosity value—the fern-like leaves close up and droop when touched, usually re-opening within minutes. It has prickly stems and small, fluffy, ball-shaped pink flowers in summer. It grows to a height and spread of around 3 ft (1 m). In some areas this plant is becoming a noxious weed.
- Culture: These frost-tender plants prefer full sun and moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Water well during the growing period, sparingly in winter. Propagate from seed although summer cuttings are also practical.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 198500736
- Source: Smith Coll
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1324 - NEO:Amazonia B
- Qty: 5 confirmed on 01-31-2012
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Fabales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Fabaceae
- SubFamily: Mimosoideae
- Tribe: Mimoseae
- SubTribe:
References:Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
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