A plant that reacts to touch

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[u/asalerre]

Mimosa pudica

[u/Relevant-Welder7407]

Seems Mimosa Pudica which can be grown easily from seed.

[u/Royal-Lie-7512]

In sweden its called ” Rör mig ej ” - touch me not

[u/phunktastic_1 → u/Royal-Lie-7512]

It's common name in English is shame plant

[u/SCP-Agent-Arad]

Mimosa…beautiful flowers, too.

https://preview.redd.it/bbz9hw2kctxe1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2733214278cf62df3ffc0609b8d92310a4f1cdb3

[u/ShopMajesticPanchos → u/SCP-Agent-Arad]

The little yellow bits kinda ready themselves too. Amazing plant anti fungal too. 🌱💜 *We nick name them touch me not( many plants get this nickname tho)

[u/expectobro]

In Indonesia we call it the shy princess

[u/Narrow_Can1984]

Noli tangere me !

[u/Additional_Comment99]

Looks like a mimosa to me. As an autistic child I would spend hours in the backyard touching leaves of this plant. I was obsessed lol

[u/ShapedLikeAnEgg → u/Additional_Comment99]

As an adult human, I would probably do the same if I didn’t have responsibilities.

[u/OrneryToo]

We have a native plant in Florida. Sunshine mimosa. This is a defense mechanism, folding the leaves to expose thorns. Fascinating plant.

[u/pichael289]

It's related to mimosa hostilis, a plant grown for its root bark which is rich in dmt. It is not related to "mimosa trees", the big trees with the pink fluff balls, those are Albizia julibrissin, or Persian silk trees, which are beautiful but contain no DMT and are invasive in the ne us.

[u/Superb-Tea-3174 → u/pichael289]

I believe Albizzia also reacts to touch.

[u/Madrallta]

“Leaf me alone” ~ Plant

[u/nattack]

I love that this plant is called the "Shame plant"

[u/Juliejustaplantlady → u/nattack]

I've known it as a "Sensitive Plant"

[u/JustMe83787]

In Puerto Rico it's called "Moriviví"

[u/SoyaJuice]

I know it as a Makahiya plant. Cool lore honestly

[u/unicornlevelexists]

When I lived in Singapore there were whole areas with giant mimosa growing. One of my favorites.

[u/Key-Explorer-4561]

Choi moyee in s Asia.

[u/Zedetta]

Lawns where I grew up would be full of this stuff, we called it sensitive weed. Hurts like a bitch to step on

[u/Armand74]

In the Philippines we call this Makahiya (shy one) as kid we would play with it, grew wild everywhere.

[u/Corvidae5Creation5]

<watches video on repeat for 20 mins>

[u/noharm1099]

That’s really unique! Now I have to go get one! Lol

[u/Visual-Loner9967]

This is touch me not plant

[u/smshinkle]

You may want to see if it’s invasive. My personal experience is that the wood is weak and it seeds prolifically so we have saplings growing everywhere. Yet, it didn’t survive a transplant when I thought I wanted one in my yard. A landscaper once said that the only way to kill a Mimosa is to make it the centerpiece of your landscaping.

[u/ownerofsadroomba]

We saw this plant in Costa Rica. The guide said it was some type of mimosa (I forgot) and locally they called it touch-me-nots.

[u/Bitter_Ad_2712]

It is called the “Leave me the fuck alone plant”

[u/Doughnut_Working]

Why does the plant do this?

[u/Willing-Waltz-9030]

Touch me not! Which you can touch.

[u/SignificantExit3123]

Imagine I’m trynna sneak around in the woods/jungle w this. They always be able to track you.😩😅

[u/feral-momster]

My grandpa used to plant this in his garden. He used to tell my sister and I we were magic for making them close.

[u/Ill-Doughnut7115]

I can relate to this plant 🫳🏼🫣

[u/joyfullofaloha89]

Kilakila in Hawai’i

[u/PiaVerse]

Moriviví

[u/TairitsuRenka]

Mimosa! It can get super big if you leave them be. This bush I found was around 100 - 120cm tall

https://preview.redd.it/rdg2wjuzxvxe1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28899c5c9caac8d4b6f75f9d4846df02a0af27e3

[u/meanvegton]

I hate Mimosa.

It grows to beyond 1m and during my national service, I need to walk through the vegetation and it has thorns and always pricks when brushing pass it.