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Mimosa casta L.
graceful mimosa
       
Symbol:   MICA9  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Fabaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Shrub
Vine 		 
Native Status:  
PR    N



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 Photo of Mimosa casta L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. France, Martinique. Usage Requirements.
 
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Mimosa casta L.

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Related Taxa:
Mimosa casta L.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 25 species in Mimosa
 

Classification:
Mimosa casta L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Mimosa L. – sensitive plant
Species Mimosa casta L. – graceful mimosa
 

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Mimosa casta L.

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503834.
 
 
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