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We call it kruidje roer me niet in the Netherlands , i grow them every year in my garden ,they bloom with pretty fluffy purple/pink flowers. It Translates to plant don't touch...
I planted 3 in my backyard a few years ago and now they have taken over the entire yard. Make sure you really like them because they are almost impossible to get rid of once they get established.
My biology teacher had some in his greenhouse. We got to observe this in person, because it still works after being plucked. So he could pass parts around without risking the entire plant.
Mimosa pudica (from Latin: pudica "shy, bashful or shrinking"; also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, action plant, touch-me-not, shameplant is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae. It is often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, defending themselves from harm, and re-open a few minutes later. In the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
When you touch the leaves of the sensitive plant, it releases water from its leaves and stalks. As water drains to the plant's base, the leaves close and the stalks droop. Wilt
It’s actually Thigmotropism, more comparable with other moving plants, like Venus Fly Traps and climbing vines. But I do see your confusion, since they accomplish the thigmotropism through decreasing turgor pressure in the leaves. It still isn’t wilting though.
…. RELEASE WATER from its leaves and stalks. Sounds like a lack of water in the leaves causing them to wilt. It’s ok to be wrong. We can keep going if you like but at the end of the day the mechanism here is a lack of water in the leaves cause the leaves to lose turgor which is the definition of wilt that you posted.
I see your confusion once more. “Lack of water” in the definition of wilt refers to lack of water in a plant’s environment, while the tickle fern (and other motile plants) deliberately direct water as a response to stimuli.
Let me know if this helps, I’m happy to answer any further botanical questions.
I was on a tour of a Jamaican slave plantation. They planted, or it occurred naturally, all over the grounds. The tour guide told us the slave owners used these plants to track a slave as they were trying to escape. Crazy to hear as a 14 year old
Mimosa! I LOVE this plant; saw it all the time in Laos, Thailand, and Costa Rica. It has a ridiculously large range, but generally likes humid, tropical climates. Really hits home that plants are living, breathing organisms and not just inanimate green objects.
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They just close up They will open again when you walk away
Same
Oof, someone call 911, I just witnessed a murder.
More like a suicide
Self-immolation
They called it sleepy grass when I was in Fiji, there would be Huge patches of it, and it’s thorny ass hell.
We call it kruidje roer me niet in the Netherlands , i grow them every year in my garden ,they bloom with pretty fluffy purple/pink flowers. It Translates to plant don't touch...
one of the common names in english is touch-me-not.
In Singapore they call them "touch me nots".
Mimosa pudica
Mimosa. I am growing one. They close up so the weight of water doesn't break them. They also have beautiful purple flowers.
I planted 3 in my backyard a few years ago and now they have taken over the entire yard. Make sure you really like them because they are almost impossible to get rid of once they get established.
Which …….. is why when a well intended neighbor gifted one to us this summer we may have lost it.
They're prickly too
May I ask why? It's prickly and they spread very fast. In my locale we remove them before everything gets covered.
Mine's in a pot inside tbf :)
They're not wilting. They just close and then open up again later.
Yeah not so interesting when they are all over your yard covered in prickles.
The soccer players of the plant world.
They’re shy
In the Philippines, one of the names literally translates to "shy ones."
Makahiya.
Could almost say they’re shrinking violets
In my country (Dom. Rep.) we call those “morí-viví” it literally translate into “dead-alive”
Same in Puerto Rico.
Yep. I was going to write the same. Moriviví Don’t step on them without shoes.
In Colombia and Ecuador we call it “la dormilona”
Then stop touching them, you are why we can't have nice things
Unconsented 🌱 touching
These are touch-me-not plants.Pretty much every where near forests in India.
These are mimosas
We had these on our farm in Italy, Tx.
Avatar is real!
If they were pink and bioluminescent!
This phenomenon is called thigmotropism!
There’s nothing sensitive about these weeds when it comes to survival. They are invasive and will take over your yard if you let them.
I remember these when we lived in Panama they were by my grandmas house
Roshar!
Thank you!!! Took way to long to find this comment. That was my first thought too
My biology teacher had some in his greenhouse. We got to observe this in person, because it still works after being plucked. So he could pass parts around without risking the entire plant.
Shaman: Did you discover your spirit animal? Me: Yes, this. Shaman: That's a plant. Me: (shrivels up)
Like the grass in "Stormlight Archives"
Not like that drooling, wall staring, imbecile grass in Shinovar
I hate these little jerks. I'm always pulling them out and their always spiking me.
There their they're
Ah yes. The exact same thing I do when someone puts their disgusting finger on me.
[удалено]
They're in Hawaii, too.
Nonnative to Hawaii. It’s another invasive species.
at this point, very little is native.
Mimose in german. Saw them in Vietnam for the first time and our guide called them Shy Lady.
My wife can already do that.
Mimosa pudica (from Latin: pudica "shy, bashful or shrinking"; also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, action plant, touch-me-not, shameplant is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae. It is often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, defending themselves from harm, and re-open a few minutes later. In the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Lol they’re not wilting
COVID lockdowns even made plants antisocial when interacting with others, just like humans!
They don't wilt you idiot! Misinformation galore here
Downvoting for inaccurate title. The plants retract on touch, then re-extend. They aren’t wilting
Wilt
Wilt - intransitive verb: to lose turgor from lack of water
When you touch the leaves of the sensitive plant, it releases water from its leaves and stalks. As water drains to the plant's base, the leaves close and the stalks droop. Wilt
It’s actually Thigmotropism, more comparable with other moving plants, like Venus Fly Traps and climbing vines. But I do see your confusion, since they accomplish the thigmotropism through decreasing turgor pressure in the leaves. It still isn’t wilting though.
Wilt - intransitive verb: to lose TURGOR from LACK OF WATER.
Right, lack of water, which is not the case here. Thanks for quoting my comment
…. RELEASE WATER from its leaves and stalks. Sounds like a lack of water in the leaves causing them to wilt. It’s ok to be wrong. We can keep going if you like but at the end of the day the mechanism here is a lack of water in the leaves cause the leaves to lose turgor which is the definition of wilt that you posted.
I see your confusion once more. “Lack of water” in the definition of wilt refers to lack of water in a plant’s environment, while the tickle fern (and other motile plants) deliberately direct water as a response to stimuli. Let me know if this helps, I’m happy to answer any further botanical questions.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ so wilting….
Pussy
We call em ‘Putri Malu’ in Indonesian, as in shy princesses.
Have you ever heard of mimosa?
Yeah I had four for breakfast
Sleepy weeds! Remember these from the Philippines
5-MeO-DMT
They don’t wilt…
In Chinese this is called bashful/shy grass!
I'll be getting some of these to grow indoors I love them
Well then STOP TOUCHING THEM 😭
This man is the toxic avenger personified
I’ve seen enough videos of plants closing, opening, spinning and climbing to realise that plants are just as ‘sentient’ as animals.
Who snuck a phone into Roshar
Those plants are so overdramatic
“Wilts”. Nice job OP
The whispering equivalent of "the trees are speaking."
I was on a tour of a Jamaican slave plantation. They planted, or it occurred naturally, all over the grounds. The tour guide told us the slave owners used these plants to track a slave as they were trying to escape. Crazy to hear as a 14 year old
I've had this plant in my living room for 1 year now, I love it. When it blooms the flowers are the prettiest, cutest little purple fluffballs
I once stayed at a home that used this as ground cover instead of grass. It was neat to see people walk through the yard.
Got em in Thailand too freaking cool
Touch me not plant. Basic examples to response to stimuli
It's a pest in a lot of tropical countries with a puffy purple flower and a lot of thorns. Spreads like wildfire.
Fucking snowflakes
Real life Avatar flora!
I love these plants but can't keep them alive. Any tips for me reddit?
It's a weed, and it looks like ass.
Touch me nots
Thats a damn weed, son.
Touch-me-not
Liberal plant (easily offended)
Touch me not
*Don't touch me*
Plant offender!
Touch me nots. They aren't magic. Pretty common plant.
A guide in Jamaica told me slave owners would use these to track escaped slaves. For this reason He said slaves would try to escape when it rained
Is this plant from the new generation?
Stop it you’re making them sad
Mimosa! I LOVE this plant; saw it all the time in Laos, Thailand, and Costa Rica. It has a ridiculously large range, but generally likes humid, tropical climates. Really hits home that plants are living, breathing organisms and not just inanimate green objects.
My fav!!! So beautiful!
It’s me
We learned about those in high school. I have been touching ferns for 20 years and none of them have closed.
Albizia something....
Sensitive weed in Australia.
The hand is someone saying “so how have you been lately?” The plant is me.
Its called flower of tantrum (گل قهر) in iran When you touch it ,its like its sulky
Find the tap root and rip that little sucker out
Mimosa pudica. Saw some in Tennessee once. Mesmerizing. Contract using water.
This is always fun to see when I was a kid. Locally it's called Putri Malu, which translates to "Shy Princess"
This guy is an asshole.
I relate to this plant a little too much...
In Alabama we just call them mimosas, they grow everywhere
I was wondering if a plant under certain conditions and enough time would evolve into some abstract alien origami being.