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Mimosa

Mimosa sp.

Photo by achmmad
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Field Notes

Description:

Just another species of genus Mimosa. They relatively small Mimosa with red young flower.

Habitat:

Lowland green area.

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Comments (8)
achmmad
Thanks Argybee! Great link :) ... Oh ya, I forgot where found the information, but they can create an ultra-infrasonic sound waves when touched. This plants is amazing ...
Mark Ridgway
Fabulous flower shot achmmad. Here's a link showing the plant responding to touch... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvR_wgzHQ3A
achmmad
Thanks Isabela and LarsKorb! :)
achmmad
Yes you right! I'm not yet read about it's invasive because this might be not Mimosa pigra (also can be found nearly) which listed as the 100 worst invasive species of the world (GISP).
BluberryLiLi
Ahhh... I love this plant. I got one for all of the mothers in my family for mothers day last year. Its called a "sensitivity plant" because the leaves respond to touch. My fiancés family laughed at me when I said I bought them, as in Hawaii it is considered an intrusive weed! :0)

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Plants of Ecuador
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PublishedMarch 20, 2012

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