Mimosa pudica
Sensitive Plant
As recorded: Mimosa pudica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- McClatchey, W.C.
- Collector number
- 118
- Date
- October 9, 1991
- Island
- Rotuma
- Region
- Fiji
- Identified by
- not listed
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 9, 1991, McClatchey, W.C. also collected 13 other specimens.
Mimosa pudica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17,157 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Island of Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) bethnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
327J+PQM, Sargipal, Chhattisgarh 494001, India
(c) Sanjana Dutta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Illoura Pl, Cooroibah, QLD, AU
(c) Dion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Cairns QLD, Australia
no rights reserved
2026-10-25
CWPQ+M3J, Heredia Province, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
(c) Pete Siminski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Khordha, Odisha, IN
(c) noahfrog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mimosa pudica. BISH 638052. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956339263. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/638052.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956339263 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026