Morivivir (Mimosa pudica)

Family: Fabaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Mimosa pudica is an evergreen Annual/Perennial growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in) at a fast rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The delicately fragrant flowers can be crystallized, or used in the preparation of distilled flower water. An oil similar to soybean oil (Glycine max) is obtained from the seed. — The delicately fragrant flowers can be crystallized, or used in the preparation of distilled flower water.; An oil similar to soybean oil (Glycine max) is obtained from the seed.

Habitat & North American Range

Croplands, orchards, pastures, mowed areas, roadsides, areas disturbed by construction, moist waste ground, open plantations, and weedy thickets at elevations from sea level to 1,300 metres. It may grow as a single plant or in tangled thickets. (Zone 10)