Touch-me-not
Mimosa pudica
Also known as Sensitive plant, Humble plant
About Touch-me-not
Mimosa pudica (also called sensitive plant, sleepy grass, sleepy plant, action plant, humble plant, touch-me-not, touch-and-die, shame plant or shy plant) is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae. It is often grown for its curiosity value: the sensitive compound leaves quickly fold inward and droop when touched or shaken and re-open a few minutes later. For this reason, this species is commonly cited as an example of rapid plant movement. Like a number of other plant species, it undergoes changes in leaf orientation termed "sleep" or nyctinastic movement. The foliage closes during darkness and reopens in light. This was first studied by French scientist Jean-Jacques d'Ortous.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mimosa pudica
- Genus
- Mimosa
- Family
- MIMOSACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Foot hills of forests and moist places
- Native to
- South America
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Chui-mui छुई-मुई, Lajwanti लाजवंती, छुइमुइ पौधा
- Nepali
- लज्जावती Lajjaawatee, बुहारी झार Buhaaree Jhaar, भुइँ लहरा Bhuin Laharaa
- Bengali
- লজ্জাবতী
- Tamil
- தொட்டாச்சுருங்கி thottaccurungi, தொட்டாற் சுருங்கி, தொட்டாற் சிணுங்கி
- Telugu
- అత్తిపత్తి, సిగ్గాకు
- Kannada
- ಮುಟ್ಟಿದರೆಮುನಿ Muttidare Muni, ಮುಚುಗ Muchuga, ನಾಚಿಕೆಮುಳ್ಳು Naachike mullu
- Malayalam
- Tintarmani, തൊട്ടാവാടി, തൊട്ടാൽവാടി
- Marathi
- लाजाळू Lajaloo, लाजाळू, लाजाळु
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Touch-me-not belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
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