Mimosa microphylla (Littleleaf sensitive briar)

Mimosa microphylla Dryand.

Littleleaf sensitive briar, little-leaf mimosa, catclaw sensitive briar, smooth-leaf sensitive briar, pink sensitive briar, shame vine

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Fabales	Legumes (pea and bean families)
Family	Fabaceae	Legume family (peas and beans)
Genus	Mimosa	From Latin mimus, “mime,” and -osa, fem. adjectival suffix, because leaves seem to mimic animals by folding when touched
Species	microphylla	“Small-leaved”