Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

shyleaf

Aeschynomene americana

Spanish: Guajillo

Aeschynomene americana is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae (legume) known by many common names, including shyleaf, forage aeschynomene, American joint vetch (United States and Australia), thornless mimosa (Sri Lanka), bastard sensitive plant (Jamaica), pega pega, pega ropa, antejuela, ronte, cujicillo, and dormilonga (Latin America). It is native to Central America, parts of South America, the West Indies, and Florida. Most often recorded in Nov, Oct.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Local records4 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records2,152 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2021 – 2024

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2024-10-30 — observation by zihuadean
2023-11-03 — observation by victor0001
2022-11-07 — observation by dale_denham_logsdon
2021-11-07 — observation by zihuadean

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “shyleaf (Aeschynomene americana) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/aeschynomene-americana/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.