Mimosaceae

plant family
Also known as: Mimosa family

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characteristics

  • Soybeans (Glycine max)
    In Fabales: Classification of Fabaceae

    …Mimosoideae (classified as a family, Mimosaceae, by some authorities) includes 82 genera and more than 3,200 species. Like Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoideae legumes are primarily woody plants of the tropics, and the few species native to temperate parts of the world are mostly herbaceous. The majority of Mimosoideae have large leaves that…

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