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sleeping grass flower

Mimosa pudica

Description:

called Nidi Kumba(sleeping plant) in Sinhala. a creeping annual or perennial herb with a perticular characteristic - the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, to protect them from predators, re-opening minutes later.

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SachindraUmesh
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SachindraUmesh

Sri Lanka

Spotted on Nov 24, 2013
Submitted on Nov 27, 2013

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