Meaning : Prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia. Heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled.
Synonyms : action plant, humble plant, live-and-die, mimosa pudica, shame plant, touch-me-not
Meaning : Semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch.
Synonyms : mimosa sensitiva