Mimosa microphylla Dryand.
Littleleaf sensitive briar, little-leaf mimosa, catclaw sensitive briar, smooth-leaf sensitive briar, pink sensitive briar, shame vine
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8/11/2012 · By Jacquelyn Boyt 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Fabales | Legumes (pea and bean families) |
| Family | Fabaceae | Legume family (peas and beans) |
| Genus | Mimosa | From Latin mimus, “mime,” and -osa, fem. adjectival suffix, because leaves seem to mimic animals by folding when touched |
| Species | microphylla | “Small-leaved” |
Mimosa microphylla description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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