Mimosa Pudica, or Touch-Me-Not is a short creeping plant known for its ability to rapidly close its leaves in response to stimuli such as touch. It also "sleeps" at night, wherein the leaves close at night and open in the morning.
I had one of these for a few years, it grew happily in my window and one day it just up and died. Went from happy and bushy to dead within a few days. :-(
Very cool plant. Apparently, several other members of the family Fabaceae also sleep at night (nyctinasty). I only found out about this when I started growing Delonix Regia. Here in Florida, it's fairly common to see people growing related mimosa trees. They have flowers very similar to those in your mimosa pudica picture but grow to 30ft tall.
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