While weeds are the bane of every gardener, sometimes we come across one that's a little unusual and piques curiosity thanks ...

However, Mimosa pudica, commonly called touch-me-not, shame or sensitive plant, moves its leaves by bending the motor organ “pulvinus” immediately in response to touch and wound.

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 ...

A plant’s version of muscles does the lifting and pushing that shuts a Mimosa pudica plant leaf like a book when touched, perhaps as defense against danger. Now scientists are looking at how ...

Mimosa. It’s a tree that looks like it sounds: tropical, exotic, with a distinctive parasol form. Mimosa possesses fine, bipinnate foliage and wispy pink flowers. Mimosa suggests a whispering ...

The beloved brunch beverage is named after the mimosa plant which is also called the Mimosa pudica. It is also known as the sensitive plant. According to National Calendar Day, ...

More information: Prem Pal Singh et al, Mimosa pudica linn seed derived natural piezoelectric nanogenerator and separator for RGO/NiZTO based high performance supercapacitor, Chemical Engineering ...

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.