*Mimosa pudica Linnaeus. Common name: Sensitive Plant, Shameplant. Phenology: Jul-Jan (-Jun); Jul-Jan (-Jan). Habitat: Disturbed areas, only a waif in the northern parts of our area. Distribution: Native of the Neotropics.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl3, FNA11.1, S, S13, SE3, WH3, Isely (1973), Isely (1998); = n/a — C, Tat; > Mimosa pudica L. var. pudica — K4, NS, POWO. Basionym: Mimosa pudica L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Mimosa pudica - FNA11.1
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
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native range: southern Mexico to Central America
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