Mimosa Senstive Briar by CavalierLady
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Description
The Sensitive Briar plant (Mimosa nuttallii) is a prickly low growing vine that has small round puffball flowers and compound leaves (much like the Mimosa tree). There are several dozen varieties but are all very similar. These tiny puffball flowers are no larger than your thumbnail.
Growing wild in the central U.S. from TX to the Great Lakes, it is also called Cat's Claw, Nuttall's Sensitive Brier, Bashful Brier, Shame-boy, Devil's Shoestrings or Touch Me Not plant -- because when their sensitive leaves are touched or jostled by the wind, they immediately close up on each other.
You can see a short video here that shows this fascinating behavior (starting at 40 seconds in): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TOWs1QDeTs
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Comments (19)
Great shot, love the Details and colours!
Great details in this capture Maria. Well done.
We used to grow these from seed in the greenhouse for a bit of fun when I was a child! They aren't hardy here and I never saw a flower before, so very interesting photo.
cool PC
I am not familiar with these but this shot is a beauty,
Such a lovely and delicate litte mimosa bloom :-) We had such one with flowers many years ago. I dont remember where we got it from. It was very little.
Stunning capture Maria. God bless.
a pretty photo; the color is beautiful.
STELLAR
This really pops on zoom Maria. Damn, now I want to touch one!
Magnificent shot of the mesmerizing Mimosa, Maria. I've never seen this variety of the plant.
I have heard about them closing their leafs when touched. very sharp macro
The yellow tips are so festive! I've never seen these. As far as I know they're not a PNW thing, and I haven't seen them in the RGV, either. (Now why on earth have I chosen places to live where the area is known by its initials? I hadn't noticed that before.)
Super!
simple beauty !
Stellar Maria - Sharp focus!
Wow! Beautiful Job! Aloha
What a beautiful little flower! Fantastic detail!
Super image...love your style....