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The sensitive plant responds to touch by rapidly collapsing its leaves and stems as a way to avoid being browsed.

Scientific name: Mimosa pudica
Common names: sensitive plant, sensitive weed
Location: Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Photo ID: 3932
Tags: Fabaceae, Fabales, flower, Mimosa, Mimosa pudica
Albums: Plants Flowering plants Trees & shrubs
Plants Flowering plants Fabales (legumes & wattles)

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