Mimosa pudica
Sensitive Plant
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Common Name:
Sensitive Plant
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Maximum temperature:
25°C
Minimum temperature:
10°C
Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica) - Description
Mimosa pudica (from Latin: pudica "shy, bashful or shrinking"; also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant and the touch-me-not), is a creeping annual or perennial herb often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, due to evolution from predators, re-opening minutes later. The species is native to South America and Central America, but is now a pantropical weed. It grows mostly in shady areas, under trees or shrubs.
