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Creeping sensitive-plant
Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Legumes: pea and bean family

Creeping sensitive-plant

Mimosa invisa Mart. ex Colla

Names

EnglishCreeping sensitive-plant
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese巴西含羞草
Scientific nameMimosa invisa Mart. ex Colla

About this species

Mimosa invisa is a species of leguminous woody shrub or vine native to South America. Mimosa invisa includes two subspecies, each with two varieties: The species is considered to be noxious and invasive in much of the United States.

Mimosa invisa Martius ex Colla

Mimosa invisa invisa Barneby

Mimosa invisa invisa var. invisa Barneby - native to Brazil and Paraguay

Mimosa invisa invisa var. macrostachya (Bentham) Barneby - native to Brazil and Paraguay

Mimosa invisa spiciflora (Karsten) Barneby

Mimosa invisa spiciflora var. spiciflora Barneby - native to northern South America

Mimosa invisa spiciflora var. tovarensis (Bentham) Barneby - native to Venezuela

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusMimosa

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