Mazhar Botanic Garden

Mimosa pudica L.

Sensitive plant

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Mimosa
Species: pudica
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000827
English name: Sensitive plant
Arabic name: Touch-me-not
Native: Tropical Americas
Country: Tropical america

sub shrub, evergreen , often spread on the ground but sometimes erect, 20-50 cm tall, sometimes 1 m high leaves compound flowers small globular pink or mauve fruit consist of clusters of 2-8 pods from 1-2 cm long

Ornamental plant. medicinal plant.

Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Temperate
Lights: Sun Exposure
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 7 : 7
pH range: 5-7.5
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Creeper Perennial shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline

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