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Sensitive Plant

Mimosa Pudica

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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Machi
Mimosa pudica maybe? It is at least a member of the Mimosa family. Mimosa pudica is called the sensitive plant because the leave curl up when you touch the.

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PublishedApril 28, 2014

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