# Taiwan Wildflowers and Weeds

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**Category:** Science & Nature\
**Tags:** plants, wildlife\
**Created:** [December 24, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-wildflowers-and-weeds/55676 "2009-12-24T11:23:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-wildflowers-and-weeds/55676/71 "2010-03-02T03:17:42Z")

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For Chinese names:

The first purple flower (morning glory): 牽牛花 qian1niu2hua1. Literally “leading cow (like to pasture or herding) flower.” Not sure why but maybe it climbs everywhere?

The “shy grass” (mimosa pudica): 含羞草 han2xiu1cao3. Literally “shy grass.”

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