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Sensitive Weed

Mimosa pigra L.

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Mimosa pigra (Sensitive Weed) is a species of shrub in the family legumes. They are climbers. They have a self-supporting growth form. They are native to Pernambuco, Minas Gerais, Distrito Federal, Central America, Amazônia, Cerrado, South America, Pará, Mexico, Tocantins, GoiáS, Mata Atlântica, Ceará, Bahia, Roraima, Piauí, Paraná, Maranhao, ParaíBa, SãO Paulo, Caatinga, Rio De Janeiro, Rio Grande Do Norte, Amapá, Mato Grosso, Acre (Brazil), Mato Grosso Do Sul, Sergipe, RondôNia, Espirito Santo, Santa Catarina, and Alagoas. They have compound, broad leaves and achenes. Flowers are visited by Halictonomia decemmaculata, Apis cerana, Megachile ianthoptera, and Lasioglossum moderatum. Individuals can grow to 2 m.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900034
Definition: whole plant frutescent, bush, shrub

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900035
Definition: whole plant lianescent or scandent; eg: liana or vine

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392268

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457153

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463504

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/7729892

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2841453

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q278512
Definition: tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255150

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3393129

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3996063

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3474575

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3462372

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477047

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3402362

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3471168

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3662560

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392213

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3455077

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3395443

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3393098

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3448433

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q375816

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3390290

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3407762

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457419

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3665474

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457415

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3447799

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3924825

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463930

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3450387

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3408096

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020043
Definition: A leaf having two or more distinct leaflets that are evident as such from early in development

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030107
Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel or gyneocium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, a dry mesocarp, and a dry endocarp that are connected to a seed coat by a funicle

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EOL has data for 34 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Jamaica
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3489940
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invasive in
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/InvasiveRange
- Definition: Information about the jurisdictions where the taxon is considered to be an invasive organism due to its negative impact on human welfare or ecosystems.
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The Contiguous United States
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578170
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Leaf Complexity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0007484
- Definition: whether a leaf is intricate or compounded
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compound
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020043
- Definition: A leaf having two or more distinct leaflets that are evident as such from early in development
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leaf sheddability
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0008548
- Definition: A plant's disposition to lose leaves by a natural process
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evergreen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001733
- Definition: Evergreen (plant): A quality inhering in a plant by virtue of the bearer's disposition to retain foliage.
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Rio De Janeiro
- URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189
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optimal growth pH
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthpH
- Definition: The pH of a medium (water column, soil moisture) at which the growth rate of an organism is typically optimized
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7
optimal growth temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthTemperature
- Definition: Optimal temperature conditions for cell division
- Attribution: Created by Anne Thessen
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30 degrees celsius
photosynthetic pathway
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/photosyntheticPathway
- Definition: the biochemical pathway a plant uses to gain carbon for growth and reproduction. Plants have evolved three photosynthetic pathways, each in response to distinct environmental conditions, resulting in differences in their ecological patterns of growth and distribution.
- Comment: https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-ecology-of-photosynthetic-pathways-15785165
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c3 photosynthetic plant
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q286954
- Definition: one of three metabolic pathways for carbon fixation in photosynthesis, along with C4 and CAM. This process converts carbon dioxide and ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP, a 5-carbon sugar) into 3-phosphoglycerate through the following reaction:\r\n\r\nCO2 + H2O + RuBP → (2) 3-phosphoglycerate\r\n\r\nThis reaction occurs in all plants as the first step of the Calvin–Benson cycle.
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population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Stable
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew)
- URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:15867
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used for
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Uses
- Definition: The uses of the organism or products derived from the organism.
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medicinal
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C142605
- Definition: substance or combination of substances that may be administered to human beings (or animals) for treating or preventing disease, or with the intent to make a medical diagnosis or to restore, correct or modify physiological functions.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Sensitive weed. View this species on GBIF

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Sensitive weed includes 1 child:

Mimosa pigra var. pigra