Plant's Details

Scientific Name
Mimosa pudica L.
Category
Angiosperms
Created on Date
2024-09-20 12:27:07
Common Name
लाजाळू
Synonym(s)
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Family
Fabaceae
Status
Live
Description

A creeping, prostrate herb. Leaves pinnately compound, leaflets are 10-25 pairs of leaflets, petiole pulvinated. Leaves show seismonastic movement which is attributed to action potential generted by concentration of ions (K+) in and out of vacuoles in pulvinus cells. Flowers in head inflorescence, pink in colour.