Special characteristics Plant Mimosa and Functions

Mimosa pudica is short herbaceous legumes tribesmen were easily recognized because the leaves can quickly close / wither (temporary wilting) by itself when touched. Although some members of legumes can do the same thing, Mimosa react more quickly than other types. This withering temporary because after a few minutes the situation will be restored to normal.

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1. Mimosa who stalk leaves of red hearts

Mimosa This type of stem red hearts (if still young shoots or parts of stems) old stems will turn into green, green wananya upper leaves, while the lower surface of leaves maroon. Mimosa species can grow in dry soil and sand. This sensitive plants whose leaves are very easy to find on the edge of the irrigation, river banks, and the yard around the house. Less prickly Mimosa were not as sharp as absolute trunked and leafy greens. The stem of this plant can not all green Mimosa.

2. The green Mimosa

Mimosa is called green because the color is absolutely green plants, so stems, thorns and leaves everything is green. Duri green Mimosa very pointed, sharp and fierce. Basically the growth of this plant is the same as the Mimosa leaf stalk red heart, but green Mimosa most often found in the sandy soil on the banks of rivers or irrigation canals. Green Mimosa can be spread over the length and height than the mimosa petiole red heart.

Mimosa special characteristics and functions:

1. Leaves Mimosa shut / closes its leaves when touched

Mimosa leaves if touched will respond to touch very quickly is by way pressed leaves. Mimosa special characteristic function closes its leaves when touched is to deceive or protect themselves from predators (especially from herbivores).

Virtually all types of legumes plants such as banana china and others can also be pressed leaves, but they are only pressed leaves at sunset and in the morning after sunrise leaves they will open again.

Mimosa is a leguminous plant species are most sensitive, in addition to behaving pressed leaves at sunset, Mimosa is able to clasp leaves when touched and opening leaves after a few minutes later. Therefore, mengatupnya Mimosa leaves when touched a special characteristic of this legumes.

2. Mimosa has thorny stems sharp

As I wrote above, that the two types of Mimosa has sharp spines although sharpness and ferocity sharper and vicious green Mimosa, Mimosa green because thorns have a more curved and tapered. Besides this range one with thorns spines were also more green than adjacent owned Mimosa Mimosa maroon stems, thorns shingga if we hit the green Mimosa will feel more pain and difficult to pull it out. Special characteristic function Mimosa has thorny stems are to protect himself.