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Mimosa strigillosa

Photo by FelixO
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Field Notes

Description:

What is unique about this plant is that the leaves close up immediately after you touch it.

Species ID Suggestions

Catclaw sensitive briar, Little-leaf mimosa, Littleleaf sensitive-briar

Mimosa microphylla

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Comments (2)
FelixO
thanks for the lead. i decided to go with Mimosa strigillosa
gatorfellows
You need to confirm the suggestion. It is based on the lighter pink blooms. There are other sensitivity briars - Nuttall's sensitive-briar, Mimosa nuttallii has a darker pink bloom http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=MINU6

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Flowers of North America
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PublishedJune 12, 2013

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