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Mimosa pudica

Mimosa pudica L.

shameplant, sensitive plant

Mimosa pudica (Shameplant)
Image ID: 5519
Image by: Hardin, J.W.
Image Collection: Herbarium Collection

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: MIPU8
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Mimosa pudica
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2019-05-15

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: MIMOS
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Mimosa
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Sensitive plant
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 500 species, herbs, shrubs, trees, and vines, of tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate areas, especially America. Barneby (1991) and Beard (1963) argue that there are no characters which serve to separate Schrankia from Mimosa.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification notes: Unmistakable in our flora for its bipinnate leaves, with tiny (2-4 mm long) leaflets, responding to touch by closing.
GENUS REFERENCES: Barneby (1991)=Y; Isely (1973)=Z; Isely (1998)=I.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: FABACE
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Fabaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Lindley 1836 or LEGUMINOSAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Legume Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 730 genera and 20,000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, cosmopolitan.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Isely (1990)=SE (throughout the family treatment); Isely (1998)=I; Lewis et al. (2005); Wojciechowski, Lavin, & Sanderson (2004); Wilbur (1963a); Robertson & Lee (1976).

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DURATION: Annual, Perennial
HABIT: Herb

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NATIVE RANGE: southern Mexico to Central America

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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
8261 2004-0291 2006-08-30 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
11533 8261 114 NCBG staff 2001-01-01 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: MIPU8
USDA Common Name: Shameplant
Native Status: L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)
Distribution: USA (FL, HI, MD, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)
Duration: Annual, Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Mimosa pudica
COMMON NAME: Sensitive Plant, Shameplant
SYNONYMY: [= I, K, S, SE, WH3]
PHENOLOGY:
HABITAT: Disturbed areas; perhaps only a waif in our area.
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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Fabaceae Lindley 1836 or LEGUMINOSAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Legume Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 730 genera and 20,000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, cosmopolitan.
REFERENCE: Isely (1990)=SE (throughout the family treatment); Isely (1998)=I; Lewis et al. (2005); Wojciechowski, Lavin, & Sanderson (2004); Wilbur (1963a); Robertson & Lee (1976).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Mimosa L. (Sensitive plant)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 500 species, herbs, shrubs, trees, and vines, of tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate areas, especially America. Barneby (1991) and Beard (1963) argue that there are no characters which serve to separate Schrankia from Mimosa.
REFERENCE: Barneby (1991)=Y; Isely (1973)=Z; Isely (1998)=I.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Mimosa pudica in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Mimosa pudica in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Mimosa pudica in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Mimosa pudica in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Mimosa pudica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mimosa pudica

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 5519 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 5519 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 5519 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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