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Mimosa  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 26781

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Schrankia Willd.
  
  Common Name(s): sensitive plant [English]
  
    mimosa
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderFabales   
                            FamilyFabaceae  – peas, legumes  
                               GenusMimosa L. – sensitive plant, mimosa  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesMimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega – catclaw mimosa, mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa arenosa (Willd.) Poir. – elegant mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa asperata L. – Puerto Rico sensitive-briar, black mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa borealis A. Gray – fragrant mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa candollei R. Grether – fourvalve mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa casta L. – graceful mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa ceratonia L. – black ambret 
                                  SpeciesMimosa diplotricha C. Wright – giant false sensitive plant 
                                  SpeciesMimosa distachya Cav. – Mexican mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa dysocarpa Benth. – velvetpod mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa emoryana Benth. – Emory's mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa grahamii A. Gray – Graham's mimosa, Graham mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa hystricina (Small ex Britton & Rose) B.L. Turner – porcupine mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa latidens (Small) B.L. Turner – Kairn's sensitive-briar, Mimosa latidens 
                                  SpeciesMimosa malacophylla A. Gray – softleaf mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa microphylla Dryand. – littleleaf sensitive-briar, sensitive brier 
                                  SpeciesMimosa nuttallii (DC. ex Britton & Rose) B.L. Turner – Nuttall's sensitive-briar, catclaw sensitivebriar 
                                  SpeciesMimosa pigra L. – black mimosa, amourette, bashful plant, catclaw mimosa, dormilona, giant mimosa, thorny sensitive plant 
                                  SpeciesMimosa pudica L. – shameplant 
                                  SpeciesMimosa quadrivalvis L. – fourvalve mimosa, mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa roemeriana Scheele – Roemer's mimosa, Roemer sensitivebriar 
                                  SpeciesMimosa rupertiana B.L. Turner – eastern sensitive plant, prickly sensitivebriar, western mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa schomburgkii Benth. – Schomburgk's mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa strigillosa Torr. & A. Gray – powderpuff, herbaceous mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa texana (A. Gray) Small – Texas mimosa 
                                  SpeciesMimosa turneri Barneby – desert mimosa 
       

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  Source: Fabaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Mimosa   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Mimosa   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
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