Fabaceae
Giant false sensitive plant
Mimosa diplotricha
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Mimosa
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Giant false sensitive plant
Flowers
- In flower
- October to November (from 105 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: pbsg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: alessandradalia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: rlaortiz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Apichart Songsangchun, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adithyan A Saj, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: chen ying-hsiao, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.