The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #79604   Message #1443264
Posted By: open mike
25-Mar-05 - 02:32 AM
Thread Name: BS: Identify sensitive plant: dark red leaf
Subject: RE: BS: Identify sensitive plant: dark red leaf
only sensitive plant i know is called mimosa..
and has many leaves along a central stem
and they all fold in if the hair triggers
on the end of the leaves are touched.
leaves are green though movie here:
http://sunflower.bio.indiana.edu/~rhangart/plantmotion/movements/nastic/mimosa/mimosa.html
the phenomenon is called thigmonasty (touch-induced movement)