PLANTS Profile for Mimosa pudica (shameplant)

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PLANTS Profile

Mimosa pudica L.
shameplant

Symbol:

MIPU8

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N


Other common names:
	sensitiveplant

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Mimosa pudica L.

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Distribution:
Mimosa pudica L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI, MD, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Mimosa pudica L.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 25 species in Mimosa or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Mimosa pudica L. var. pudica. .

Mimosa pudica var. pudica
shameplant

Distribution of Mimosa pudica L. var. unijuga (Duchass. & Walp.) Griseb.. .

Mimosa pudica var. unijuga
shameplant

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Mimosa pudica 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 pudica L. – shameplant

Introduced Information:
Mimosa pudica L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Mimosa pudica L.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FACU

FAC

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Mimosa pudica L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26790.

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 04:25 AM CDT