Mimosa pigra L.

  • Family

    Mimosaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Mimosa pigra L.

  • Primary Citation

    Cent. Pl. I 13-14. 1755

  • Common Names

    black mimosa, dormilona, giant mimosa, catclaw mimosa, bashful plant, amourette, thorny sensitive plant, black mimosa

  • Floras and Monographs

    Mimosa pigra L.: [Article] Isley, Duane. 1973. Leguminosae of the United States: I. Subfamily. Mimosoideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25 (1): 1-152.

    Mimosa pigra L.: [Article] Barneby, Rupert C. 1991. Sensitivae Censitae. A description of the genus Mimosa Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65: 1-835.

    Mimosa pigra L.: [Article] Irwin, Howard S. 1966. Contributions to the botany of Guiana. III. Leguminosae Mimosoideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 15: 96-111.

  • Narratives

    Mimosa pigra