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Mimosa pudica (also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, [citation needed] action plant, humble plant, touch-me-not, touch-and-die, or shameplant) [3] [2] is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae. It is often grown for its curiosity value: the sensitive compound leaves quickly fold inward and droop ...
Beneficial weed chart Common name Scientific name Companion plant for Attracts/hosts Repels Traps Edibility Medicinal Avoid Comments Bashful mimosa: Mimosa pudica: Ground cover for tomatoes, peppers: predatory beetles: Used as a natural ground cover in agriculture Caper spurge: Euphorbia lathyris: Moles: Used in French folk medicine as an ...
Mimosa pudica in normal and touched state.. In biology, thigmonasty or seismonasty is the nastic (non-directional) response of a plant or fungus to touch or vibration. [1] [2] Conspicuous examples of thigmonasty include many species in the leguminous subfamily Mimosoideae, active carnivorous plants such as Dionaea and a wide range of pollination mechanisms.
In addition to the medicinal treatment, some housecleaning is highly recommended to ensure eradication. “Wash all bedding, clothes, and towels that have touched your skin during the past six weeks.
Mimosa adenantheroides (M.Martens & Galeotti) Benth. Mimosa adenocarpa Benth. Mimosa adenotricha Benth. Mimosa adpressa Hook. & Arn. Mimosa affinis B.L.Rob. Mimosa aguapeia Barneby; Mimosa albida Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Mimosa albolanata Taub. Mimosa alleniana Morong; Mimosa altoparanensis Burkart; Mimosa amambayensis Hassl. Mimosa amnis-atri ...
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Mimosa pigra is closely related to Mimosa pudica (common sensitive plant). It can be distinguished from Mimosa pudica by its large size, large pods (6 to 8 cm long as opposed to 2.5 cm long) and leaves, which have 6 to 16 pairs of pinnae as opposed to 1 to 2 pairs on Mimosa pudica leaves. [1] [4]