Mimosa
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
© 2010 Moorea Biocode (licence)
Sensitive Plant
Herbs or shrubs; stems armed with prickles. Leaves 2-pinnate, sensitive (in ours). Inflorescences of ovoid or subspherical heads which are axillary or arranged in clusters. Flowers bisexual or male. Calyx very small. Corolla gamopetalous, (3-)4(-6)-lobed. Pods flat, bristly or prickly (in ours), splitting transversely into 1-seeded segments. © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Parent Taxon
- Leguminosae
- Taxonomic Completion
0.28%
2 of 708 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 7b9c2a07-b90c-4399-bcd6-c688ea1aead9
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility