Mimosa pudica
Sensitive Plant
As recorded: Mimosa pudica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Egler, F.E.
- Collector number
- 37-252
- Date
- 1937
- Locality
- Kahaluu (Kaneohe Bay)
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Mimosa pudica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,483 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) John DiDiego, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Island of Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) bethnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-16
Luluku Rd, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Keaau, HI 96749, USA
(c) The Roving Naturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) redsara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mimosa pudica. BISH 687283. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956315840. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/687283.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956315840 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026