Friday, September 11, 2015

Video of an Amazing Plant - Touch Me Not !

This plant shows a cute behaviour when touched.


Hope you enjoyed the video !

More about this shy plant...
Mimosa Pudica (from Latin: pudica "shy, bashful or shrinking"; also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant or shy plant) is a creeping annual or perennial herb of the pea family Fabaceae 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. The species is native to South America and Central America, but is now a pantropical weed. It can also be found in Asia in countries such as Thailand. It grows mostly in shady areas, under trees or shrubs.