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Sensitive Plant

Mimosa pudica

Description:

Small, low-to-the-ground brown-stemmed plant with purple puffball blossoms.

Habitat:

This plant was growing by the side of the road in the foothills of northern Thailand on a hot, dry day.

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Mimosa pudica


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1 Comment

Curator of Good
Curator of Good 11 years ago

Thanks Jason Alexander for the help.
Now I'm just stuck wondering how a Central and South American weed made it's way to a random hillside in rural northern Thailand, even if it is going pantropic.

Curator of Good
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Curator of Good

Thailand

Spotted on Jan 21, 2012
Submitted on Jul 31, 2012

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