Neptunia oleracea, commonly known in English as water mimosa or sensitive neptunia, is pantropical nitrogen-fixing perennial legume.
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Neptunia oleracea, commonly known in English as water mimosa or sensitive neptunia, is pantropical nitrogen-fixing perennial legume. Genus and common name come from Neptune, god of the sea, in reference to the aquatic habit of some species in the... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Neptunia oleracea
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Neptunia
Kingdom: Plantae
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Neptunia oleracea is a pantropical nitrogen-fixing perennial legume that is primarily found growing prostrate in wet soils near the water's edge or floating on ...
Neptunia oleracea is considered to be an invasive aquatic weed in tropical zones as it produces dense, floating mats that can replace native wetland plants, ...
A perennial aquatic herb that is sometimes grown as an annual, it can grow as a floating plant or prostrate near the water's edge. In its rooted land form, the ...
Neptunia oleracea is a common floating or prostrate plant in still and slowly moving water and by the water's edge.
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This plant is often called Neptunia Aquatica but the proper name is Neptunia Oleracea. Belonging to the same family of plants as legumes, the plant is ...
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Water Mimosa (Neptunia oleracea), also known as Water Sensitive Plant or Neptunia, is a fascinating aquatic plant known for its unique foliage and water-loving ...
Neptunia oleracea. Details. Woody/Herbaceous: Woody. ITIS TSN Number: 517536. GRIN Taxon ID: 25212. GRIN/ITIS URL Link:.
Neptunia oleracea and Neptunia plena are difficult to tell apart if not in fruit: N. oleracea has 4-8 seeds per pod and N. plena has 88-20 seeds per pod.
As the common name suggests, the leaves, like the land based "sensitive plant", close when they are touched. The floating (mature) stems of this tropical plant ...
