Bursts of fluorescence reveal how and why the sensitive plant Mimosa pudica moves its leaves rapidly
Saitama, Japan: Plants do not possess nerves and muscles that enable rapid movement in animals. However, Mimosa pudica, commonly called touch-me-not, shame or sensitive plant, moves its leaves by ...
Call them plant motors. Or plant muscles. Tiny bulges of specialized cells in a mimosa plant can fold its feathery leaflets together in seconds, then relax — and do it again. A new look at these ...
Like the pure virgin maiden repulsed by the dirty fingers of the scraggy man, MIMOSA PUDICA (Touch Me Not or Sensitive Plant) quickly hides its face and body from the prowling fingers. The rapidity ...
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