Mimosa quadrivalvis, known as fourvalve mimosa, sensitive briar and cat's claw, is a trailing vine native to North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. It is known as sensitive briar because the leaves fold when they are touched or disturbed.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Fourvalve Mimosa being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Mimosa roemeriana
- Mimosa nuttallii
- Mimosa microphylla
- Mimosa strigillosa
- Mimosa floridana
- Mimosa hystricina
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Mimosa
- Species
- Mimosa quadrivalvis
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