Mimosa Pudica Sensitive Plant, Sleepy Plant Is A Creeping Annual Or Perennial Flowering Plant Of The Pea Legume Family Fabaceae. Royalty-Free Stock Image

Mimosa pudica sensitive plant, sleepy plant is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea legume family Fabaceae. It is often grown for its curiosity value: the sensitive compound leaves quickly fold inward and droop when touched or shaken and re-open a few minutes later. For this reason, this species is commonly cited as an example of rapid plant movement. Like a number of other plant species, it undergoes changes in leaf orientation termed sleep or nyctinastic movement. The foliage closes during darkness and reopens in light.