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Mimosa pudica 含羞草

Notes:

The leaf fold up when it is touched.

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8 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

I would say it is wild.
It was a lot of fun for us children to see the leaves closing!!

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

flowers of mimosa pudica in Florida
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/640...

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

Thats interesting!

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

In Brazil we call "Dormideira" ("sleeping plant"). I have a lot of them in my backyard. It produces a small purple flower.

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

Is it wild Emma? And do you know if it has flowers?

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

We use to call it " Touch Me Not"

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

We have it here too. In the wild! Does it have flowers?

Gaurab
Gaurab 12 years ago

that because of sesmonastic movement.

Yeung PK
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Yeung PK

香港 Hong Kong, Paracel Islands

Spotted on May 15, 2011
Submitted on Jun 18, 2011

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