Bursts of fluorescence reveal how and why the sensitive plant Mimosa pudica moves its leaves rapidly
Plants do not possess nerves and muscles that enable rapid movement in animals. However, Mimosa pudica, commonly called touch-me-not, shame or sensitive plant, moves its leaves by bending the motor organ "pulvinus" immediately in response to touch and wounds. Since the era of Charles Darwin, this spectacular leaf movement has been studied. Read more at https://phys.org/news/2022-11-fluores...
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