Fabaceae

Water dead and awake

Neptunia plena (L.) Benth.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Neptunia

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 假含羞草, 直立水含羞草
English: Water dead and awake, Dead and Awake, Water dead-and-Awake

Synonyms

Acacia lycopodioides (Desf. ex F.Dietr.) Desv.
Acacia punctata (L.) Desf.
Acuan arboreum Medik.
Desmanthus adenanthera (Roxb.) Wall.
Desmanthus comosus A.Rich.
Desmanthus plenus (L.) Willd.
Desmanthus polyphyllus DC.
Desmanthus punctatus (L.) Willd.
Hemidesmas diffusus Raf.
Hemidesmas plenus (L.) Raf.
Mimosa adenanthera Roxb.
Mimosa lycopodioides Desf.
Mimosa lycopodioides Desf. ex F.Dietr.
Mimosa plena L.
Mimosa punctata L.
Neptunia plena f. lumbricoides Fassett
Neptunia polyphylla (DC.) Benth.
Neptunia surinamensis Steud.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: flores sepulveda, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Frédéric Dupont, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Selvaganesh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Frédéric Dupont, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Selvaganesh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Selvaganesh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gilbasolutions, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: C.Farquet, 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.