Mimosa pigra

Mimosa pigra is a leguminous shrub, which can reach up to 6m in height.

Mimosa pigra is closely related to Mimosa pudica. It can be distinguished from Mimosa pudica by its large size, large pods (6 to 8 cm long as opposed to 2.5 cm long) and leaves, which have 6 to 16 pairs of pinnae as opposed to 1 to 2 pairs on Mimosa pudica leaves

Similar plants:

• Acacia cavenia, Mimosa caven (Espino Cavan, Roman Cassie)
• Albizia lebbeck, Mimosa lebbeck (Womans tongue, Siris-tree, Rain tree, East Indian walnut, Kokko, Soros-tree, Raom tree)
• Dichrostachys cinerea, Cailliea glomerata, Dichrostachys glomerata, Dichrostachys nutans, Mimosa cinerea (West African Sickle Bush, Marabou Thorn, Aroma, Kalahari Christmas tree, Chinese lantern tree, Marabou-thorn, Princess Earrings)
• Enterolobium contortisiliquum, Mimosa contortisiliqua (Earpod Tree, Orelha-de-macaco)
• Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena glauca, Mimosa leucocephala, Acacia leucocephala (Wild Tamarind, Lead Tree)
• Lysiloma latisiliquum, Acacia bahamensis, Acacia formosa, Acacia latisiliqua, Leucaena latisiliqua, Lysiloma bahamensis, Lysiloma latisiliqua, Mimosa latisiliqua (Bahamas Lysiloma, Candelon, False Tamarind, Wild Tamarind)
• Mimosa albida (Mimosa)
• Mimosa borealis (Fragrant Mimosa, Pink Mimosa)
• Mimosa dysocarpa (Velvet Pod Mimosa, Gatuno, Velvetpod Catclaw)
• Mimosa pudica, Mimosa strigillosa (Sensitive Plant)