why Abrus precatorius is called as WEATHER PLANT?

Question

Abrus preacatorius is commonly called as indian liqourice plant. and its know for the electromagnetic sensitivity.

Answer 1

Abrus is better known as a very poisonous plant.

The plant became known as the 'weather plant' in 1887, when Joseph Nowak applied for an English patent to use it as a weather forecaster. Even though his patent application failed he claimed that if young leaves from the north side of a plant showed unusual movements then thunderstorms were supposed to arrive from that direction within two days. In reality, reading leaf movements is tricky ...