The SHYEST PLANT on EARTH, TOUCHING As MANY Plants As I Can In 14 Seconds | Mimosa Pudica

This plant is amazing, it's a rare thing to see when a plant truly reacts to something. Here's a definition from Wikipedia: Mimosa pudica (from Latin: pudica "shy, bashful or shrinking"; also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, action plant,[3] Dormilones, touch-me-not, shameplant, zombie plant, shy lady or shy plant) is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae and Magnoliopsida taxon, 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.[4] In the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][5] The species is native to South and Central America, but is now a pantropical weed, and can be found in Southern United States, South Asia, East Asia and South Africa as well. It is not shade tolerant, and is primarily found on soils with low nutrient concentrations[6] Mimosa pudica is well known for its rapid plant movement. Like a number of other plant species, it undergoes changes in leaf orientation termed "sleep" or nyctinastic movement. The foliage closes during darkness and reopens in light.[7] This was first studied by the French scientist Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan. Due to Mimosa's unique response to touch, it became an ideal plant for many experiments regarding plant habituation and memory. Hope you learned something from this video. Don't forget to GIVE us a THUMBS UP, click SUBSCRIBE and hit the BELL button to keep you notified on our new videos every week. Thank you! LIKHA Related Tags: Mimosa pudica, Latin, pudica, shy plant , bashful plant, shrinking plant, sensitive plant, sleepy plant, action plant, Dormilones plant, touch-me-not plant , shame plant, zombie plant, shy lady plant, creeping annual plant, annual plant, creeping perennial flowering plant, perennial flowering plant, pea family, legume family, Fabaceae, Magnoliopsida taxon, compound leaves, Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit, pantropical weed, shade tolerant plant, low nutrient concentrations plant, rapid plant movement, other plant species, it undergoes changes in leaf orientation, sleep movement, nyctinastic movement, foliage closes during darkness, French scientist Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, Mimosa's unique response to touch, an ideal plant for experiments, plant habituation, plant memory, how does a shy plant react, how does a mimosa pudica react when touched, how big is a mimosa pudica, what does a mimosa pudica look like, why does mimosa pudica folds its leaves, where does mimosa pudica live