Fabaceae
Mimosa pigra
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Mimosa
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 刺軸含羞草, 刺轴含羞草, 含羞树, 大含羞草
- Vietnamese
- Cây mai dương
Synonyms
- Mimosa asperata var. pigra (L.) Willd.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to November (from 339 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Abu Hamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: demianlescano, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Heidi Meudt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Romi Galeota Lencina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David McClenaghan, CSIRO, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.