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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Mimosa strigillosa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mimosa strigillosa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Mimosa strigillosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mimosa strigillosa
COMMON NAME:
Mimosa Vine, Sensitive Vine, Powderpuff Mimosa, Vergonzosa
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_mimosa_strigillosa_25
June
Pink to purple filaments long exserted, each terminated by a yellow anther, per Mimosa strigillosa (Mimosaceae) in Illinois (Basinger, 2003).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_mimosa_strigillosa25b
June
Unlike other Mimosa, stems not usually prickly. Leaves close when disturbed, per Mimosa strigillosa (Mimosaceae) in Illinois (Basinger, 2003).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Mimosa strigillosa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mimosa strigillosa
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Mimosa strigillosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mimosa strigillosa
934
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Habitat: floodplain forests, sandbars, open wet areas, also cultivated, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Uncommon
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Not armed
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Evenly 2-pinnately compound: 8-12 pinnae, each with 20-30 leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pink (with pink filaments)
5-parted calyx?
Usually 10 long-exserted stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p201
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p142
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