Mimosa diplotricha (Giant Sensitive Plant) is an erect shrub or a scrambling climber that grows up to 10 feet (3 m) tall. Leaves are …
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Mimosa is a genus of about 400 species of herbs and shrubs, in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek word mimos, an "actor" or "mime," and the feminine suffix -osa, "resembling", suggesting its "sensitive leaves", which seem to "mimic conscious life". There are about 400 species.
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Mimosa aculeaticarpa (Catclaw Mimosa) is a straggling thicket-forming shrub that usually grows up to 3.3 feet (1 m) tall but occasionally …
Mimosa pudica (Sensitive Plant) is a creeping annual or perennial herb. The stem is erect in young plants but becomes creeping or trailing …
Mimosa borealis (Fragrant Mimosa) is a small deciduous shrub with slightly zigzag, rigid branches with small pinnately compound leaves …