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The Makahiya plant, sensitive plant or Mimosa pudica is sensitive to touch (it folds up when touched) but one can not attribute 'irritability' to a plant because plants do not have emotions.
Makahiya is found throughout the Philippines and is found wild everywhere on Mt. Banahaw. It is not cultivated, and is considered a weed. The Tagalog name, and suggested by the scientific name, means "sensitive." The reason it is given this name is that upon human touch the leaves contract and appear to wilt, but then open up again a short time later. Makahiya is known as a diuretic, and is considered alterant and anti asthmatic. It is used for urinary complaints, and is useful in diseases arising from corrupt blood and bile. the scientific name of makahiya is """SENSITIVE"""
Touch-me-not or Mimosa pudica plants reproduce through seeds.
The sensitive plant - Mimosa pudica
The Mimosa Tree is Albizia julibrissin (Persian silk tree, pink silk tree).
Thigmotropism
Mimosa pudica
The Makahiya plant, sensitive plant or Mimosa pudica is sensitive to touch (it folds up when touched) but one can not attribute 'irritability' to a plant because plants do not have emotions.
mimosa pudica is a thigmotropism as it responds to touch :)
this unusually quick response is due to rapid water release from specialized clls at the bases of leaftsalks.Makahiya is an herb also known as the "Shy" makahiya, it's scientific name is Mimosa pudica. Mimosa pudica (Sensitive Plant), is a creeping annual or perennial herb often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, re-opening minutes later. The species is native to South America and Central America, but is now a pantropical weed.My source was Wikipedia.
Mimosa Pudica
Makahiya is found throughout the Philippines and is found wild everywhere on Mt. Banahaw. It is not cultivated, and is considered a weed. The Tagalog name, and suggested by the scientific name, means "sensitive." The reason it is given this name is that upon human touch the leaves contract and appear to wilt, but then open up again a short time later. Makahiya is known as a diuretic, and is considered alterant and anti asthmatic. It is used for urinary complaints, and is useful in diseases arising from corrupt blood and bile. the scientific name of makahiya is """SENSITIVE"""
The cast of Mimosa Pudica - 2010 includes: Gail Byrd as Grandmother Phil Morales as Sam Regan Sadowski as Young Holly Rhianna Van Helton as Holly
Touch-me-not or Mimosa pudica plants reproduce through seeds.
The sensitive plant - Mimosa pudica
Touch -me-not plant (Mimosa pudica) has tap root system.
The Mimosa Tree is Albizia julibrissin (Persian silk tree, pink silk tree).