
"Mimosa pudica", is a creeping annual or perennial herb often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, to protect them from predators, re-opening minutes later. The species is native to South America and Central America, but is now a pantropical weed. It grows mostly in shady areas, under trees or shrubs.
Similar species: Fabales
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Uploaded May 29, 2022. Captured May 24, 2022 10:14 in P38W+QV Ban Cat, Laos.