anonemouse replied to your post: That plant is the Mimosa pudica, which in english is rather imaginatively named the sensitive plant, or less commonly the touch-me-not (although there is also a completely unrelated plant called the touch-me-not with edible, walnut-flavored seeds in touch-sensitive, spring-loaded pods.) The moar you know!

if you go a bit north into wisconsin or michigan during july/august you’ll find plenty, they look like this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Im…

Ooh. They kind of look like orchids. I’ve had plans to visit a friend in Wisconsin for some time, so maybe I’ll reserve a trip for spring, just to see them. Which is kind of dorky, but hey, the smallest things can drive you to experience so much more than you’ve planned. 

  1. anonemouse said: a bit, though the flowers are much smaller - generally 1cm across or less.
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