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Sensitive Plant

Mimosa strigillosa

Photo by KristenGilpin
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

When you touch the leaves of this plant they fold closed.

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Mimosa strigillosa

Species ID Suggestions

Touch me not

Mimosa pudica
Gaurab
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Comments (2)
Anna24
Can you help me identify my unknown plants? Thanks.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Flowers of North America
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PublishedJuly 25, 2011

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