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The Mimosoideae are a traditional subfamily of trees, herbs, lianas, and shrubs in the pea family that mostly grow in tropical and subtropical climates.They are typically characterized by having radially symmetric flowers, with petals that are twice divided (valvate) in bud and with numerous showy, prominent stamens.
'Mimosa' blossoming in an urban setting in Italy. The flowers and tip shoots are harvested for use as cut flowers, when it is known by the florist trade as "mimosa" (not to be confused with the genus of plants called Mimosa). In Italy, [21] Albania, Russia and Georgia the flowers are also frequently given to women on International Women's Day.
Vachellia farnesiana, also known as Acacia farnesiana, and previously Mimosa farnesiana, commonly known as sweet acacia, [12] huisache, [13] casha tree, or needle bush, is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its flowers are used in the perfume industry.
Mimosa pudica was one of the four species that significantly extracted and bioaccumulated the pollutant into its leaves. [25] Other studies have found that Mimosa pudica extracts heavy metals such as copper, lead, tin, and zinc from polluted soils. This allows for the soil to gradually return to less toxic compositions.
Mimosa scabrella (Bracatinga) is a tree in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. It is a cross-pollinating, mostly tetraploid plant with 52 chromosomes. Mimosa scabrella is native to the southern region of Brazil. There it grows naturally in associations called “Bracatingais”.
Mimosa microphylla, commonly called littleleaf sensitive-briar, eastern sensitive-briar, or little leaf mimosa, [1] [2] [3] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family . It is a perennial herb native [ 4 ] to North America, where it is found primarily in the southeastern United States.
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 aguapeia Barneby; Mimosa albida Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Mimosa albolanata Taub. Mimosa alleniana Morong; Mimosa ...
Mimosa nuttallii, the Nuttall's sensitive-briar, [1] catclaw brier, or sensitive brier, is an herbaceous perennial legume in the subfamily Mimosoideae native to the central United States. It has a trailing semi-woody vine covered with small recurved prickles that can be painful to bare skin.