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Mimosa pudica
(Fabaceae)

sensitive grass, sensitive plant, shameplant, sleeping grass, touch-me-not

 
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Species description or overview

Mimosa pudica as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Mimosa pudica as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Mimosa pudica information from PIER
Information on Mimosa pudica as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Mimosa pudica
Nomenclatural information about Mimosa pudica is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Mimosa pudica
Nomenclatural information about Mimosa pudica is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Mimosa pudica
Nomenclatural information about Mimosa pudica is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Mimosa pudica as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Mimosa pudica as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Mimosa pudica as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).


Control methods

Mimosa pudica as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Mimosa pudica as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Herbicidal weed control methods for pastures and natural areas of Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This comprehensive review of herbicide application methods includes calculations for formulations, and appendices listing herbicides registered for use in Hawaii and their toxicities (University of Hawaii, 2002).


Images

Images of Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) (sensitive plant)
Links to high-resolution free images of Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) (sensitive plant) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Mimosa pudica
The Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website presents information about Melicope quadrangularis in Hawaii.

Mimosa pudica images from PIER
Images of Mimosa pudica provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Mimosa pudica
The Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website presents information about Melicope quadrangularis in Hawaii.

Mimosa pudica as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Mimosa pudica as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).


Books

Weed handbook of Western Polynesia
Whistler, W. Arthur. 1983. Weed handbook of Western Polynesia. Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft f#r Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. ISBN: 3-88085-227-8. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants
Perry, Frances and Roy Hay. 1982. A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants. Ward Lock Limited, Great Britain. 136 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-442-26859-9. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).


Full-text articles

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).


Bibliography

References for Mimosa pudica  new posting 
Bibliographic references for Mimosa pudica are provided by HEAR.


Other resources

Mimosa pudica as an invasive species (information from TNC)
Information about Linaria genistifolia as an invasive species is provided by The Nature Conservancy.


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