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Sensitive Briar (Mimosa microphylla)

These plants are very interesting to me. First, they have these puff ball flowers. Secondly, their leaflets contract when you touch them (hence the sensitive part of their common name). The plant is a few inches high.

 

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Uploaded on May 17, 2013
Taken on May 17, 2013