Sensitive Plant

mimosa pudica

The Sensitive Plant, scientifically known as Mimosa pudica, is a fascinating herbaceous perennial renowned for its rapid leaf movements in response to touch, warmth, or shaking. This unique characteristic, known as thigmonasty, allows its fern-like leaves to quickly fold inward and droop, giving the impression of shyness or wilting. Beyond its playful response to interaction, Mimosa pudica is a hardy and widespread plant, often found colonizing disturbed soils in tropical and subtropical regions. Its engaging behavior makes it a popular botanical novelty and a subject of scientific study into plant mechanosensory systems.

生息地: The Sensitive Plant thrives in open, disturbed areas such as roadsides, pastures, clearings, and cultivated fields in tropical and subtropical climates.

外見

Mimosa pudica is a low-growing, sprawling herbaceous plant typically reaching 15-100 cm in height. Its most distinctive feature is its delicate, compound leaves, which are bipinnately divided into numerous small, oval leaflets that resemble tiny ferns. The stems are slender and often covered with small prickles. Small, globular, pink or purplish puffball-like flowers, about 1-2 cm in diameter, emerge from the leaf axils, giving way to flat, bristly pods containing seeds. The overall appearance is delicate yet resilient.

界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Magnoliopsida目Fabales科Fabaceae属Mimosa

Sensitive Plant

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Despite its delicate appearance, Mimosa pudica is considered an invasive species in many tropical areas, outcompeting native vegetation due to its vigorous growth and prolific seed production.

It is sometimes referred to as the 'Shy Plant' or 'Touch-Me-Not' because of its immediate and dramatic reaction to physical contact.

The rapid leaf movement is driven by changes in turgor pressure within specialized motor organs called pulvini, located at the base of each leaflet and petiole.

Traditional medicine systems in various cultures have utilized Mimosa pudica for its purported anti-inflammatory, antidepressant, and wound-healing properties.

特殊能力

Upon physical contact, shaking, or rapid temperature changes, the leaves of Mimosa pudica quickly fold inward and the petioles droop, a defense mechanism against herbivores and environmental stressors.

The plant exhibits nyctinasty, where its leaves fold up at dusk and reopen at dawn, following a circadian rhythm, possibly to conserve water or deter nocturnal herbivores.

Beyond direct touch, the Sensitive Plant's foliage also reacts to strong winds or intense light by folding, indicating a broader sensitivity to various environmental stimuli.

サイズと詳細

長さ: 15-100 cm
体重: 0.01-0.5 kg
寿命: 1-3 年
一度の産卵数: 50-500

食性と食事

As a photosynthetic organism, Mimosa pudica produces its own energy by converting sunlight into sugars. It obtains water and essential mineral nutrients from the soil through its root system.

主な食物

Sunlight
Carbon Dioxide
Water
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Potassium

採餌方法

Absorption

生態系とのつながり

mutualism

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Pollination

mutualism

Rhizobium bacteria

Rhizobium leguminosarum

Nitrogen Fixation

eaten by

Garden Snail

Helix aspersa

Herbivory

competitor

Crabgrass

Digitaria sanguinalis

Competition for resources

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安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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よくある質問

Sensitive Plantを見分けるには？

Sensitive Plantを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。

Sensitive Plantの長さは何ですか？

15-100 cm

Sensitive Plantの体重は何ですか？

0.01-0.5 kg

Sensitive Plantの寿命は何ですか？

1-3 年

Sensitive Plantは何を食べますか？

As a photosynthetic organism, Mimosa pudica produces its own energy by converting sunlight into sugars. It obtains water and essential mineral nutrients from the soil through its root system.

Sensitive Plantは通常どこに生息していますか？

The Sensitive Plant thrives in open, disturbed areas such as roadsides, pastures, clearings, and cultivated fields in tropical and subtropical climates.

Sensitive Plantはどのように狩りをしますか？

Absorption

Sensitive Plantの一度の産卵数は何ですか？

50-500