i am trying to find a plant that i had a few weeks ago. From what i understand, it is a plant that is not indigenous to the US, but is similar in movement to that of the venous fly trap, in that when it is touched, the leaves will retract in a matter of seconds. it is more of a bush with stems coming from the main tree and on each offshoot/stem of the tree there are a row of leaves on one side of the stem and a row of leaves on the other side. if you stroke down the middle of the stem, the leaves on both sides will retract into each other. please help and let me know the name of it! thank you!
2007-08-15 04:29:42 · 5 answers · asked by john s 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
It sounds like a mimosa pudica, or sleeping grass.
2007-08-15 04:39:42 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its Mimosa Pudica.
The Sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica L.) is a creeping annual or perennial herb often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched, re-opening within minutes. Mimosa pudica is native to Brazil, but is now a pantropical weed.
2007-08-15 11:42:43 · answer #2 · answered by bunty 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
my girlfriend was just talking about that same plant and she wants to have one. she called it a sensitivity plant and it sounds exactly like what you are talking about. I'm not sure if it's th real name or not.
2007-08-15 11:41:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like a sensitive plant (mimosa). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa
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2007-08-15 11:50:58 · answer #4 · answered by krazykyngekorny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
look at the link. perhaps you find it
2007-08-15 11:38:34 · answer #5 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋