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Archive for May 25th, 2014

Sensitive briar flowers and leaves

Yet another plant I saw on April 19th along US 183 in Burnet County was this sensitive briar, Mimosa roemeriana. The common name comes from the fact that if you touch the compound leaves they fold up within a few seconds.

Written by Steve Schwartzman

May 25, 2014 at 6:01 AM

Posted in nature photography

Tagged with flowers, leaves, native plants, nature, Texas, wildflowers

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