The Sensitive Mimosa: A Plant that Moves Me
As a botanist, I’ve always been fascinated by the intricate ways plants adapt and interact with their environment. But there’s one genus that holds a special place in my heart: the Mimosa. These plants, known for their rapid movements and delicate beauty, never cease to amaze me.
Why Mimosa?
The Mimosa genus, belonging to the Fabaceae family, is a diverse group of herbs and shrubs. What truly sets them apart is their unique ability to move their leaves rapidly in response to touch or other stimuli. This fascinating behavior, known as thigmonasty, is thought to be a defense mechanism, startling potential herbivores or dislodging harmful insects.
Imagine gently brushing your fingers against a Mimosa pudica, the most well-known species. Almost instantly, the delicate leaflets fold inwards, and the entire leaf droops as if shrinking away from your touch. This captivating display, a result of changes in turgor pressure within specialized cells, is a constant source of wonder.
A World of Mimosa
The Mimosa genus boasts a remarkable diversity of species, each with its own unique characteristics. Here are:
- Mimosa acantholoba (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.
- Mimosa acapulcensis B.L.Rob.
- Mimosa accedens Barneby
- Mimosa acroconica Barneby
- Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega
- Mimosa acutistipula (Mart.) Benth.
- Mimosa adamantina Barneby
- Mimosa adenantheroides (M.Martens & Galeotti) Benth.
- Mimosa adenocarpa Benth.
- Mimosa adenotricha Benth.
- Mimosa adpressa Hook. & Arn.
- Mimosa affinis B.L.Rob.
- Mimosa afranioi Jordão, V.F.Dutra, M.P.Morim, Marc.F.Simon & Baumgratz
- Mimosa aguapeia Barneby
- Mimosa albida Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Mimosa albolanata Taub.
- Mimosa alleniana Morong
- Mimosa altoparanensis Burkart
- Mimosa amambayensis Hassl.
- Mimosa amnis-atri Barneby
- Mimosa andina Benth.
- Mimosa andringitrensis R.Vig.
- Mimosa annularis Spruce ex Benth.
- Mimosa antioquensis Killip ex Rudd
- Mimosa antrorsa Benth.
- Mimosa apodocarpa Benth.
- Mimosa arenosa (Willd.) Poir.
- Mimosa arturoana M.Morales & Fortunato
- Mimosa aspera M.E.Jones
- Mimosa asperoides Izag. & Beyhaut
- Mimosa atlantica Barneby
- Mimosa aureliana Barneby & Fortunato
- Mimosa auriberbis Barneby
- Mimosa auriculata Benth.
- Mimosa aurivillus Mart.
- Mimosa australis Izag. & Beyhaut
- Mimosa axillarioides Izag. & Beyhaut
- Mimosa axillaris Benth.
- Mimosa bahamensis Benth.
- Mimosa bahiana Gelma, L.P.Queiroz & Van den Berg
- Mimosa balansae Micheli
- Mimosa balduinii Burkart
- Mimosa baptistae Schmidt Silveira & Miotto
- Mimosa barberi Gamble
- Mimosa barnebiana Fortunato & Tressens
- Mimosa barrancana Gentry
- Mimosa barretoi Hoehne
- Mimosa bathyrrhena Barneby
- Mimosa benthamii J.F.Macbr.
- Mimosa berroi Burkart
- Mimosa bifurca Benth.
- Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) Kuntze
- Mimosa bipennatula Barneby
- Mimosa bispiculata Barneby
- Mimosa biuncifera Benth.
- Mimosa blanchetii Benth.
- Mimosa bocainae Barneby
- Mimosa boliviana Benth.
- Mimosa bombycina Barneby
- Mimosa bonplandii Benth.
- Mimosa borboremae Harms
- Mimosa borealis A.Gray
- Mimosa brachycarpa Benth.
- Mimosa brachycarpoides Barneby
- Mimosa brachystachya Taub.
- Mimosa bracteolaris Benth.
- Mimosa brevicalyx T.P.Mendes & M.J.Silva
- Mimosa brevipes Benth.
- Mimosa brevipetiolata Burkart
- Mimosa brevipinna Benth.
- Mimosa brevispicata Britton
- Mimosa burchellii Benth.
- Mimosa burkartii Marchesi
- Mimosa busseana Harms
- Mimosa caaguazuensis Barneby
- Mimosa caccavariana Santos-Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
- Mimosa caduca (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.
- Mimosa caerulea Rose
- Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth.
- Mimosa cainguensis Burkart
- Mimosa calcicola B.L.Rob.
- Mimosa caliciadenia Barneby
- Mimosa calliandroides Hoehne
- Mimosa callidryas Barneby
- Mimosa callithrix Malme
- Mimosa calocephala Mart.
- Mimosa calodendron Mart. ex Benth.
- Mimosa campicola Harms
- Mimosa camporum Benth.
- Mimosa canahuensis Standl. & Steyerm.
- Mimosa canastrensis V.F.Dutra & F.C.P.Garcia
- Mimosa candelabrum Hassl.
- Mimosa candollei R.Grether
- Mimosa capito Barneby
- Mimosa capuronii Villiers
- Mimosa carolina M.Morales & Marc.F.Simon
- Mimosa carvalhoi Barneby
- Mimosa casta L.
- Mimosa castanoclada Barneby & Fortunato
- Mimosa catharinensis Burkart
- Mimosa cavalcantina T.P.Mendes, Marc.F.Simon & M.J.Silva
- Mimosa centurionis Barneby
- Mimosa ceratonia L.
- Mimosa cerifera Schmidt Silveira & Miotto
- Mimosa chacoensis Barneby & Fortunato
- Mimosa chaetosphaera Barneby
- Mimosa chartostegia Barneby
- Mimosa chelata Izag. & Beyhaut
- Mimosa chiliomera Barneby
- Mimosa chiquitaniensis Atahuachi & C.E.Hughes
- Mimosa chochisensis Atahuachi & C.E.Hughes
- Mimosa chodatii Hassl.
- Mimosa chrysastra Mart. ex Benth.
- Mimosa chrysothrix V.F.Dutra & F.C.P.Garcia
- Mimosa cisparanensis Barneby
- Mimosa claussenii Benth.
- Mimosa coelocarpa B.L.Rob.
- Mimosa colombiana Britton & Killip
- Mimosa confusa Gelma, L.P.Queiroz & Van den Berg
- Mimosa congestifolia Burkart
- Mimosa coniflora Burkart
- Mimosa cordistipula Benth.
- Mimosa cordobensis Ariza
- Mimosa coruscocaesia Barneby
- Mimosa corynadenia Britton & Rose
- Mimosa costenya McVaugh
- Mimosa craspedisetosa Fortunato & Palese
- Mimosa crassifolia Gelma, L.P.Queiroz & Van den Berg
- Mimosa cruenta Benth.
- Mimosa crumenarioides L.P.Queiroz & G.P.Lewis
- Mimosa cryptogloea Barneby
- Mimosa cryptothamnos Barneby
- Mimosa ctenodes Barneby
- Mimosa cubatanensis Hoehne
- Mimosa cuiabensis L.Rico & R.Grether
- Mimosa custodis Barneby
- Mimosa cuzcoana J.F.Macbr.
- Mimosa cyclophylla Taub.
- Mimosa cylindracea Benth.
- Mimosa daleoides Benth.
- Mimosa dalyi Barneby
- Mimosa dasilvae A.S.L.Silva & Secco
- Mimosa dasyphylla Baker
- Mimosa deamii B.L.Rob.
- Mimosa debilis Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Mimosa deceptrix Barneby
- Mimosa decorticans Barneby
- Mimosa decumbens V.F.Dutra & F.C.P.Garcia
- Mimosa delicatula Baill. ex Drake
- Mimosa demissa Barneby
- Mimosa densa Benth.
- Mimosa depauperata Benth.
- Mimosa detinens Benth.
- Mimosa detonsa (Barneby) T.P.Mendes & M.J.Silva
- Mimosa dicerastes Barneby
- Mimosa dichroa Barneby
- Mimosa diffusa Benth.
- Mimosa digitata Benth.
- Mimosa diminuta Marc.F.Simon & C.E.Hughes
- Mimosa diplacantha Benth.
- Mimosa diplotricha C.Wright
- Mimosa discobola Barneby
- Mimosa disperma Barneby
- Mimosa distachya Cav.
- Mimosa distans Benth.
- Mimosa diversifolia Micheli
- Mimosa diversipila M.Micheli
- Mimosa dolens Vell.
- Mimosa dominarum Barneby
- Mimosa domingensis (Bertero ex DC.) Benth.
- Mimosa dormiens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Mimosa dryandroides Taub.
- Mimosa dumetaria Villiers
- Mimosa dupuyana M.Morales & Fortunato
- Mimosa dutrae Malme
- Mimosa dysocarpa Benth.
- Mimosa echinocaula Benth.
- Mimosa egregia Sandwith
- Mimosa ekmanii Urb.
- Mimosa elliptica Benth.
- Mimosa emaensis Jordão, M.P.Morim, Marc.F.Simon & Baumgratz
- Mimosa emoryana Benth.
- Mimosa ephedroides (Gillies ex Hook.) Benth.
- Mimosa epitropica Barneby & León de la Luz
- Mimosa equisetum Barneby
- Mimosa eriocarpa Benth.
- Mimosa eriorrhachis Barneby
- Mimosa ernestii Harms
- Mimosa ervendbergii A.Gray
- Mimosa eurystegia Barneby ex M.Morales, Ribas & Santos-Silva
- Mimosa exalbescens Barneby
- Mimosa excedentis Izag. & Beyhaut
- Mimosa extensa Benth.
- Mimosa extranea Benth.
- Mimosa fachinalensis Burkart
- Mimosa fagaracantha Griseb.
- Mimosa falcipinna Benth.
- Mimosa falconis Barneby
- Mimosa farinosa Griseb.
- Mimosa fernandez-casasii Barneby & Fortunato
- Mimosa fiebrigii Hassl.
- Mimosa filipes Mart.
- Mimosa filipetiola Burkart
- Mimosa flabellifolia Barneby
- Mimosa flagellaris Benth.
- Mimosa flavocaesia Barneby
- Mimosa flocculosa Burkart
- Mimosa floridana (Chapm.) Weakley & Flores-Cruz
- Mimosa foliolosa Benth.
- Mimosa foreroana Santos-Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
- Mimosa furfuracea Benth.
- Mimosa galeottii Benth.
- Mimosa gardneri Benth.
- Mimosa gatesiae Barneby
- Mimosa gemmulata Barneby
- Mimosa gentryi Barneby
- Mimosa glabra Benth.
- Mimosa glanduliseta Burkart
- Mimosa glaucula Barneby
- Mimosa glaziovii Benth.
- Mimosa glutinosa Malme
- Mimosa glycyrrhizoides Barneby
- Mimosa goldmanii B.L.Rob.
- Mimosa gracilis Benth.
- Mimosa grahamii A.Gray
- Mimosa grandidieri Baill.
- Mimosa granitica (Barneby) L.M.Borges
- Mimosa guanchezii Barneby
- Mimosa guaranitica Chodat & Hassl.
- Mimosa guatemalensis (Hook. & Arn.) Benth.
- Mimosa guaviarensis Barneby
- Mimosa guilandinae (DC.) Barneby
- Mimosa guirocobensis Gentry
- Mimosa gustavoi T.P.Mendes, Marc.F.Simon & M.J.Silva
- Mimosa gymnas Barneby
- Mimosa haavoa Villiers
- Mimosa hafomantsina Villiers
- Mimosa hamata Willd.
- Mimosa hapaloclada Malme
- Mimosa hatschbachii Barneby
- Mimosa hebecarpa Benth.
- Mimosa heringeri Barneby
- Mimosa hexandra Micheli
- Mimosa hilariana Barneby
- Mimosa hildebrandtii Drake
- Mimosa hirsuticaulis Harms
- Mimosa hirsutissima Mart.
- Mimosa hondurana Britton
- Mimosa honesta Mart.
- Mimosa hortensis Barneby
- Mimosa huanchacae Barneby
- Mimosa huberi Barneby
- Mimosa humifusa Benth.
- Mimosa humivagans Barneby
- Mimosa hypnodes Barneby
- Mimosa hypoglauca Mart.
- Mimosa hystricina (Small ex Britton & Rose) B.L.Turner
- Mimosa ikondensis Villiers
- Mimosa implexa Benth.
- Mimosa inamoena Benth.
- Mimosa incana Benth.
- Mimosa incarum Barneby
- Mimosa insidiosa Mart.
- Mimosa insignis (Hassl.) Barneby
- Mimosa interrupta Benth.
- Mimosa intricata Benth.
- Mimosa invisa Mart. ex Colla
- Mimosa involucrata Benth.
- Mimosa iperoensis Hoehne
- Mimosa irrigua Barneby
- Mimosa irwinii Barneby
- Mimosa itatiaiensis Dusén
- Mimosa jacobita Barneby
- Mimosa jaenensis Särkinen, Marcelo-Peña & C.E.Hughes
- Mimosa josephina Barneby
- Mimosa kalunga Marc.F.Simon & C.E.Hughes
- Mimosa kermesina A.Dietr.
- Mimosa kitrokala Villiers
- Mimosa kuhlmannii Hoehne
- Mimosa kuhnisteroides Barneby
- Mimosa lacerata Rose
- Mimosa lactiflua Delile ex Benth.
- Mimosa lamolina C.E.Hughes & G.P.Lewis
- Mimosa lanata Benth.
- Mimosa laniceps Barneby
- Mimosa lanuginosa Glaz. ex Burkart
- Mimosa lasiocephala Benth.
- Mimosa laticifera Rizzini & N.F.Mattos
- Mimosa latidens (Small) B.L.Turner
- Mimosa latispinosa Lam.
- Mimosa lawranceana Britton & Killip
- Mimosa leimonias Barneby & Fortunato
- Mimosa leiocephala Benth.
- Mimosa lemniscata Barneby
- Mimosa leonardii Britton & Rose
- Mimosa lepidophora Rizzini
- Mimosa lepidorepens Burkart
- Mimosa lepidota Herzog
- Mimosa leprosa (Bong. ex Benth.) J.F.Macbr.
- Mimosa leptantha Benth.
- Mimosa leptocarpa Rose
- Mimosa leptorhachis Benth.
- Mimosa leucaenoides Benth.
- Mimosa levenensis Drake
- Mimosa lewisii Barneby
- Mimosa lingvatouana (Baill.) Villiers
- Mimosa lithoreas Barneby
- Mimosa longepedunculata Taub.
- Mimosa longipes Benth.
- Mimosa longiracemosa (Burkart) Barneby
- Mimosa longistipula V.F.Dutra & F.C.P.Garcia
- Mimosa loxensis Barneby
- Mimosa luciana Barneby
- Mimosa luisana Brandegee
- Mimosa lundiana Benth.
- Mimosa lupinoides Chodat & Hassl.
- Mimosa macedoana Burkart
- Mimosa macrocalyx Micheli
- Mimosa macrocephala Benth.
- Mimosa macropogon Barneby
- Mimosa magentea Izag. & Beyhaut
- Mimosa maguirei Barneby
- Mimosa mahilakensis Villiers
- Mimosa mainaea Villiers
- Mimosa malacophylla A.Gray
- Mimosa manidea Barneby
- Mimosa manomboensis G.Lefèvre & Labat
- Mimosa maracayuensis Chodat & Hassl.
- Mimosa margaritae Rose
- Mimosa martin-delcampoi Medrano
- Mimosa medioxima Barneby
- Mimosa melanocarpa Benth.
- Mimosa mellii Britton & Rose
- Mimosa melosa Gelma, L.P.Queiroz & Van den Berg
- Mimosa menabeensis R.Vig.
- Mimosa mensicola Barneby
- Mimosa microcarpa Benth.
- Mimosa microcephala Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Mimosa microphylla Dryand.
- Mimosa micropteris Benth.
- Mimosa minarum Barneby
- Mimosa minutifolia B.L.Rob. & Greenm.
- Mimosa miranda Barneby
- Mimosa misera Benth.
- Mimosa mitzi V.F.Dutra & F.C.P.Garcia
- Mimosa modesta Mart.
- Mimosa mollis Benth.
- Mimosa monacensis Barneby
- Mimosa monancistra Benth.
- Mimosa monclovensis R.Grether & Marc.F.Simon
- Mimosa moniliformis (Britton & Rose) R.Grether & Barneby
- Mimosa montana Kunth
- Mimosa monticola Dusén
- Mimosa montis-carasae Barneby
- Mimosa morongii Britton
- Mimosa morroensis Barneby
- Mimosa mossambicensis Brenan
- Mimosa multiceps Barneby
- Mimosa multiplex Benth.
- Mimosa murex Barneby
- Mimosa myriacantha Baker
- Mimosa myriadenia (Benth.) Benth.
- Mimosa myriocephala Baker
- Mimosa myrioglandulosa V.F.Dutra & F.C.P.Garcia
- Mimosa myriophylla Bong. ex Benth.
- Mimosa myuros Barneby
- Mimosa nanchititlana R.Grether & Barneby
- Mimosa neonitens L.M.Borges
- Mimosa neptunioides Harms
- Mimosa niederleinii Burkart
- Mimosa niomarlei Afr.Fern.
- Mimosa nitens Benth.
- Mimosa nitidula Barneby
- Mimosa nossibiensis Benth.
- Mimosa nothacacia Barneby
- Mimosa nothopteris Barneby
- Mimosa nuttallii (Raspail) B.L.Turner
- Mimosa nycteridis Barneby
- Mimosa oblonga Benth.
- Mimosa obstrigosa Burkart
- Mimosa occidentalis Britton & Rose
- Mimosa oedoclada Barneby
- Mimosa oligophylla Micheli
- Mimosa oligosperma Barneby
- Mimosa onilahensis R.Vig.
- Mimosa ophthalmocentra Mart. ex Benth.
- Mimosa orbignyana Barneby
- Mimosa orinocoensis Barneby
- Mimosa orthacantha Benth.
- Mimosa orthocarpa Spruce ex Benth.
- Mimosa osmarii Jordão, M.P.Morim, Baumgratz & Marc.F.Simon
- Mimosa ostenii Speg. ex Burkart
- Mimosa ourobrancoensis Burkart
- Mimosa pabstiana Barneby
- Mimosa pachycarpoides Malme
- Mimosa palmeri Rose
- Mimosa palmetorum Barneby
- Mimosa paludosa Benth.
- Mimosa papposa Benth.
- Mimosa paraguariae Micheli
- Mimosa paraibana Barneby
- Mimosa paranapiacabae Barneby
- Mimosa parviceps Barneby
- Mimosa parvifoliolata Alain
- Mimosa parvipinna Benth.
- Mimosa paucifolia Benth.
- Mimosa pauli Barneby
- Mimosa paupera Benth.
- Mimosa pectinatipinna Burkart
- Mimosa pedersenii Barneby
- Mimosa peduncularis Bong. ex Benth.
- Mimosa pedunculosa Micheli
- Mimosa per-dusenii Burkart
- Mimosa perplicata L.M.Borges
- Mimosa petiolaris Benth.
- Mimosa petraea Chodat & Hassl.
- Mimosa phyllodinea Benth.
- Mimosa pigra L.
- Mimosa pilulifera Benth.
- Mimosa pinetorum Standl.
- Mimosa piptoptera Barneby
- Mimosa piresii Barneby
- Mimosa piscatorum Barneby
- Mimosa pithecolobioides Benth.
- Mimosa planitei Villiers
- Mimosa platycarpa Benth.
- Mimosa platyphylla Benth.
- Mimosa plumosa Micheli
- Mimosa poculata Barneby
- Mimosa pogocephala Benth.
- Mimosa pogonoclada Benth.
- Mimosa polyantha Benth.
- Mimosa polycarpa Kunth
- Mimosa polycephala Benth.
- Mimosa polydactyla Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Mimosa polydidyma Barneby
- Mimosa porrecta Jordão, M.P.Lima & Baumgratz
- Mimosa prainiana Gamble
- Mimosa pratincola Barneby
- Mimosa pringlei S.Watson
- Mimosa prionopus Barneby
- Mimosa procurrens Benth.
- Mimosa prorepens Barneby
- Mimosa pseudocallosa Burkart
- Mimosa pseudofoliolosa Barneby
- Mimosa pseudolepidota (Burkart) Barneby
- Mimosa pseudopetiolaris Barneby
- Mimosa pseudoracemosa T.P.Mendes, Marc.F.Simon & M.J.Silva
- Mimosa pseudoradula Glaz. ex Barneby
- Mimosa pseudosepiaria Harms
- Mimosa pseudotrachycarpa Barneby
- Mimosa psilocarpa B.L.Rob.
- Mimosa psittacina Barneby
- Mimosa psoralea Benth.
- Mimosa pteridifolia Benth.
- Mimosa puberula Benth.
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- Mimosa pumilio Barneby
- Mimosa purpusii Brandegee
- Mimosa pusilliceps Barneby
- Mimosa pycnocoma Benth.
- Mimosa pyrenea Taub.
- Mimosa quadrivalvis L.
- Mimosa quitensis Benth.
- Mimosa radula Benth.
- Mimosa ramboi Burkart
- Mimosa ramentacea Burkart
- Mimosa ramosissima Benth.
- Mimosa ramulosa Benth.
- Mimosa rastrera Atahuachi & C.E.Hughes
- Mimosa rava Barneby
- Mimosa reduviosa Barneby
- Mimosa regina Barneby
- Mimosa regnellii Benth.
- Mimosa reptans Benth.
- Mimosa revoluta Benth.
- Mimosa rheiptera Barneby
- Mimosa rhodocarpa (Britton & Rose) R.Grether
- Mimosa rhododactyla B.L.Rob.
- Mimosa rhodostegia Barneby
- Mimosa riedelii Benth.
- Mimosa riverensis Izag. & Beyhaut
- Mimosa robsonii Jordão, M.P.Morim, Marc.F.Simon & Baumgratz
- Mimosa robusta R.Grether
- Mimosa rocae Lorentz & Niederl.
- Mimosa roemeriana Scheele
- Mimosa rojasii Hassl.
- Mimosa rokatavensis Villiers
- Mimosa rondoniana Hoehne
- Mimosa rosei B.L.Rob.
- Mimosa roseoalba Sav.-Cout. & G.P.Lewis
- Mimosa rubicaulis Lam.
- Mimosa rubra V.F.Dutra & F.C.P.Garcia
- Mimosa rufescens Benth.
- Mimosa rufipila Benth.
- Mimosa rupertiana B.L.Turner
- Mimosa rupestris Benth.
- Mimosa rupigena (Barneby) L.M.Borges
- Mimosa rusbyana Barneby & Fortunato
- Mimosa sanguinolenta Barneby
- Mimosa savokaea Villiers
- Mimosa scaberrima Hoehne
- Mimosa scabrella Benth.
- Mimosa sceptrum Barneby
- Mimosa schininii M.Morales, Grohar & Fortunato
- Mimosa schleidenii Herter
- Mimosa schomburgkii Benth.
- Mimosa schrankioides Benth.
- Mimosa selloi Benth.
- Mimosa sensibilis Griseb.
- Mimosa sensitiva L.
- Mimosa sericantha Benth.
- Mimosa serpensetosa L.M.Borges
- Mimosa serra Burkart
- Mimosa setifera Pilg.
- Mimosa setistipula Benth.
- Mimosa setosa Benth.
- Mimosa setosissima Taub.
- Mimosa setuligera Harms
- Mimosa setuliseta Villarreal
- Mimosa sevilhae Jordão, M.P.Morim, Marc.F.Simon & Baumgratz
- Mimosa sicyocarpa B.L.Rob.
- Mimosa similis Britton & Rose
- Mimosa simplicissima Barneby
- Mimosa sinaloensis Britton & Rose
- Mimosa skinneri Benth.
- Mimosa sobralii Grings & Ribas
- Mimosa somnambulans Barneby
- Mimosa somnians Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Mimosa sotoi R.Grether & V.W.Steinm.
- Mimosa sousae R.Grether
- Mimosa sparsa Benth.
- Mimosa sparsiformis Barneby
- Mimosa speciosissima Taub.
- Mimosa spirocarpa Rose
- Mimosa spixiana Barneby
- Mimosa splendida Barneby
- Mimosa sprengelii DC.
- Mimosa strigillosa Torr. & A.Gray
- Mimosa strobiliflora Burkart
- Mimosa struthionoptera Barneby
- Mimosa stylosa Barneby
- Mimosa subenervis Benth.
- Mimosa suberosa Atahuachi & C.E.Hughes
- Mimosa subinermis Benth.
- Mimosa suburbana Barneby
- Mimosa suffruticosa (Vatke) Drake
- Mimosa supravisa Barneby
- Mimosa surumuensis Harms
- Mimosa taimbensis Burkart
- Mimosa tanalarum R.Vig.
- Mimosa tandilensis Speg.
- Mimosa tarda Barneby
- Mimosa tejupilcana R.Grether & Mart.-Bern.
- Mimosa teledactyla Donn.Sm.
- Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir.
- Mimosa tenuipendula Burkart
- Mimosa tequilana S.Watson
- Mimosa terribilis Marchiori & Sobral ex Schmidt Silveira & Miotto
- Mimosa tetragona Poir.
- Mimosa texana (A.Gray) Small
- Mimosa thermarum Barneby
- Mimosa thomista Barneby
- Mimosa tobatiensis Barneby & Fortunato
- Mimosa tocantina Taub.
- Mimosa torresiae R.Grether
- Mimosa townsendii Barneby
- Mimosa trianae Benth.
- Mimosa tricephala Schltdl. & Cham.
- Mimosa trichocephala Benth.
- Mimosa trinerva V.F.Dutra & F.C.P.Garcia
- Mimosa troncosoae Fortunato & Barneby
- Mimosa tucumensis Barneby ex Ribas, M.Morales & Santos-Silva
- Mimosa turneri Barneby
- Mimosa tweedieana Barneby ex Glazier & Mackinder
- Mimosa ulbrichiana Harms
- Mimosa ulei Taub.
- Mimosa uliginosa Chodat & Hassl.
- Mimosa uniceps Barneby
- Mimosa uninervis (Chodat & Hassl.) Hassl.
- Mimosa unipinnata B.D.Parfitt & Pinkava
- Mimosa uraguensis Hook. & Arn.
- Mimosa urandiensis Santos-Silva, Marc.F.Simon & A.M.G.Azevedo
- Mimosa urbica (Barneby) Marc.F.Simon
- Mimosa uribeana Barneby
- Mimosa ursina Mart.
- Mimosa urticaria Barneby
- Mimosa velloziana Mart.
- Mimosa venatorum Barneby
- Mimosa venosa T.P.Mendes, Marc.F.Simon & M.J.Silva
- Mimosa verecunda Benth.
- Mimosa verrucosa Benth.
- Mimosa vestita Benth.
- Mimosa vexans Barneby
- Mimosa vilersii Drake
- Mimosa viperina Marc.F.Simon & C.E.Hughes
- Mimosa virgula Barneby
- Mimosa viva L.
- Mimosa volubilis Villiers
- Mimosa waterlotii R.Vig.
- Mimosa watsonii B.L.Rob.
- Mimosa weberbaueri Harms
- Mimosa weddelliana Benth.
- Mimosa widgrenii Harms
- Mimosa williamsii Rusby
- Mimosa woodii Atahuachi & C.E.Hughes
- Mimosa xanthocentra Mart.
- Mimosa xiquexiquensis Barneby
- Mimosa xochipalensis R.Grether
- Mimosa zimapanensis Britton
- Mimosa zygophylla Benth.
More Than Just Movement
While the rapid movements of Mimosa plants are undoubtedly captivating, there’s much more to these plants than meets the eye. Many species, including Mimosa pudica, have been used in traditional medicine for centuries. They are believed to possess anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and wound-healing properties.
Furthermore, Mimosa plants play an important ecological role. They are often pioneer species, colonizing disturbed areas and helping to stabilize the soil. Their nitrogen-fixing abilities also contribute to soil fertility.
The Future of Mimosa
As a botanist, I’m excited to see what the future holds for Mimosa research. Scientists are continuing to explore the mechanisms behind their rapid movements, as well as their potential applications in medicine and agriculture.
The Mimosa genus, with its remarkable diversity and unique adaptations, offers a fascinating window into the world of plants. Whether you’re captivated by their rapid movements, intrigued by their medicinal properties, or simply admire their delicate beauty, there’s no denying the allure of these sensitive plants.
