Fabaceae
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Mimosa strigillosa
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Mimosa
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 粉花含羞草
- English
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Synonyms
- Mimosa dolichocephala Harms ex Kuntze
- Mimosa dolichocephala Harms
- Mimosa dolichocephala var. sabulicola (Chodat & Hassl.) Hassl.
- Mimosa sabulicola Chodat & Hassl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: MealycupSage, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: MealycupSage, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.