This week’s plant is a little shy, so be sure to give it a warm welcome! Just don’t try to give it a hug.
Music by James Milor from Pixabay
Information provided by:
- “Mimosa pudica L. (Laajvanti): An overview” by Hafsa Ahmad et al. https://doi.org/10.4103%2F0973-7847.99945
- https://www.britannica.com/plant/mimosa
- https://www.aaas.org/news/weird-wonderful-creatures-sensitive-plant
- https://greenhouse.biology.indiana.edu/features/fun-plants/Mimosa-pudica.html
- “Neutralisation of lethality, myotoxicity and toxic enzymes of Naja kaouthia venom by Mimosa pudica root extracts” by Monimala Mahanta et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00373-1
- “The potential of Thai indigenous plant species for the phytoremediation of arsenic contaminated land” by P. Visoottiviseth, K. Francesconi, & W. Sridokchan https://doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491(01)00293-7
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_pudica
