A touch-me-not plant is useful for entertainment, as a 'pet' or for illustrating the unusual feature of fast movement in a plant.
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Plant growth in response to touch is called thigmotropism.
A touch-me-not plant is useful for entertainment, as a 'pet' or for illustrating the unusual feature of fast movement in a plant.
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The type of plant that closes when you touch it is called a sensitive plant, also known as Mimosa pudica.
A plant that responds to touch is exhibiting thigmotropism. Thigmotropism is a response where a plant changes its growth pattern in response to touch or contact with a solid object.
The plant you are referring to is called Mimosa pudica, also known as the sensitive plant or touch-me-not. When its leaves are touched, they fold inwards as a defense mechanism to protect itself from potential harm.
The touch-me-not plant got its name because the leaves pull away when they are touched.Mimosa pudica is the scientific name. Other common names for this plant are shameful plant, sensitive plant, tickleme plant and others.
The English term for "damong makahiya" is "sensitive plant" or "touch-me-not plant."
The mimosa plant responds to touch by rapidly closing its leaves when touched, a behavior known as thigmonasty.
Not all mimosa plants respond to touch. The plant that contracts its leaves when touched is Mimosa pudica, also called: touch-me-not, sensitive plant, tickleme plant, shy plant and other names.
The plant you are referring to is likely the sensitive plant, also known as Mimosa pudica. It responds to touch by folding its leaves inwards, a response known as thigmonasty.