Sleeping grass

It sort of looks like a palm tree; the stem is not smooth.

Hi...can you see thin prickles...?

Its Indian spotting...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/624...

Akyu - You're on the scene, and you get to make the call. Good spotting, and great discussion!

Touch Me Not is another common name, like Sunshine Mimosa. Common names are usually how plants are listed in the main header here on Project Noah. The botanical name is listed in italics just underneath so we can verify species info. One of my favorite things about Project Noah is learning the different common names people use in different places, so I'm glad they're posted here.

Florida - they're a little prickly when I touch them, the stems :)

So avoid such false Ids when it has accurate ID Touch me Not.... :)

These stems look smooth, so I'm thinking it might actually be M. strigillosa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_stri...... Tough call!

Ashish - this plant is indeed an herb and a member of Fabaceae, but common names often don't reflect the actual botanical nature of a plant, and can vary fascinatingly from area to area.

These herbs may spreads like grass but not grass..!!
On Wiki page its mentioned as Sleeping grass.

Oh, I just learned the answer to my own question - M. pudica has prickly stems, while M. strigillosa does not.

Honestly, I asked the locals what it was called and looked up "sleeping grass." The pictures matched exactly to what I saw, so I figured that's what it was. :)

Its not grass, its call a kind of Herb plant...!!
Fabaceae family.

I would have identified this as the native Sunshine Mimosa, Mimosa strigillosa. I looked up M. pudica, and they seem almost identical. Do you know how to tell the difference?