Mimosa pudica
species of plant in the family Fabaceae
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Summary
Mimosa pudica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,681 views/month, #579 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Mimosa[5]
- Taxon name: Mimosa pudica[6]
- Subclass of: perennial plant[7]
- Has use: medicinal plant[8]
- Commons category: Mimosa pudica[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mimosa pudica[10]
- Commons gallery: Mimosa pudica[11]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[12], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[13]
- Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 39[14]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=24405[15]
- Short name: M. pudica[16]
- Taxon common name: shameplant[17], Tuntokasvi[18], Sensitive[19], തൊട്ടാവാടി[20], නිදිකුම්බා[21], தொட்டாற் சுருங்கி[22], Küstüm otu[23], 含羞草[24], Sensitive Plant[25], 知羞草[26], 感应草[27], 呼喝草[28], 怕丑草[29], 含羞草根[30]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q25689277[31]
- Has fruit type: silique[32]
- Invasive to: Shanghai[33], Madagascar[34]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[35]
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Identifiers
Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 51921[36] and 241729[37]. Mimosa pudica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 76306[38]. Mimosa pudica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 417449[39]. Mimosa pudica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2969284[40]. Mimosa pudica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 26790[41].
Why It Matters
Mimosa pudica has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]