Neptunia dimorphantha

{{Short description|Species of plant}}

{{For|the other plant known as "sensitive plant"|Mimosa pudica}}

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|image = Neptunia dimorphantha flower.jpg

|genus = Neptunia

|species = dimorphantha

|authority = Domin

|synonyms = *Neptunia dimorphantha var. clementii Domin

  • Neptunia dimorphantha var. dimorphantha Domin

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Neptunia dimorphantha, commonly known as sensitive plant, is a trailing perennial plant from Australia in the family Fabaceae. It produces yellow flowers between July and November.{{FloraBase|name=Neptunia dimorphantha|id=3614}}{{cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Neptunia~dimorphantha= |title=Neptunia dimorphantha Domin |accessdate=2010-05-30 |author=|work= PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia}}

The species was first formally described by Czech botanist Karel Domin in 1930 in Bibliotheca Botanica, based on a collection in Queensland.{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Neptunia+dimorphantha |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203082222/http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Neptunia+dimorphantha |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2012 |title=Neptunia dimorphantha |accessdate=2010-05-30 |work=Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database |publisher=Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra }}

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