When we visited the south side of Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (SORCA) on 6-#-2023 to look for orchids in the oak hammock, we also ventured (despite the rising heat) into the dry pine flatwoods where we enjoyed seeing some pretty…
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Thorny & Thigmonastic Mimosa vine
Thigmonasty is the term for touch-induced movement in plants. Fourvalve mimosa (Mimosa quadrivalvis) is a thorny vine that grows in dry, scrubby areas at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. This diminutive but daunting vine flowers with small pink poofs about…