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Touch-me-not flowers

Mimosa pudica

Description:

Pedunculate (stalked) pale pink or purple flower heads arise from the leaf axils in mid summer with more and more flowers as the plant gets older. The globose to ovoid heads are 8–10 mm in diameter (excluding the stamens) (Wikipedia)

Habitat:

Semi tropical Pacific coast

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LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Spotted on Sep 3, 2012
Submitted on Oct 10, 2012

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