Long journal capturing the shameplant (also knowns as Mimosa pudica, shy plant, touch-me-not, etc.) in a condensed time lapse. The plant started from seed to sprout, growth and blooming with beautiful ...

Mimosa pudica commonly called ‘Touch-me-not’, Sensitive plant’, ‘Humble plant’ or ‘Shameful plant’ because of its reaction to touch, is a weed found throughout the tropics. Apart from its many ...

The Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) is an organization of member laboratories. Members include official state, federal, and university seed laboratories across the United States and ...

This evergreen tropical plant which is characterised by fern-like leaves which close and droop when touched, has nerve regenerating properties. In addition to its sensitive leaves which usually reopen ...

Like the pure virgin maiden repulsed by the dirty fingers of the scraggy man, MIMOSA PUDICA (Touch Me Not or Sensitive Plant) quickly hides its face and body from the prowling fingers. The rapidity ...

Mimosa pudica, known as touch-me-not plants, quickly move their leaves in response to touch and new research reveals how they do it. In a study led by Masatsugu Toyota at Saitama University in Japan, ...

More than 200 years ago, French botanist René Desfontaines instructed a student to monitor the behavior of Mimosa pudica plants as he drove them around Paris in a carriage. Mimosa pudica quickly ...

A common sight in Philippine grasslands, the makahiya plant (Mimosa pudica) is famous for its tendency to curl up its leaves at the slightest touch, as if it were extremely embarrassed about physical ...