A mimosa is very simple to make. Why is it called a mimosa? The beloved brunch beverage is named after the mimosa plant which is also called the Mimosa pudica. It is also known as the sensitive plant.

Mimosa Mimosa herbs (Mimosa pudica) is nicknamed the 'Sensitive Plant' for a reason -- it's quite literally sensitive to the touch, and its leaves curl when it comes in contact with anything.

The origin of the word “mimosa” has nothing to do with the mimosa tree. Instead, it is derived from a small tropical species known as mimosa pudica or sensitive plant.

Sensitive plant, shame plant (Mimosa pudica), flower and leaf, leaves sensitiv, leaflets folded after touching Photograph by blickwinkel, Alamy ...

Rapid leaf movements mediated by Ca2+ signal coupled with action and variation potentials protect the sensitive plant Mimosa pudica from insect attacks.

A mimosa plant revs up tiny clumps of specially shaped cells that collapse its leaflets, though why isn’t clear.

This native ground cover observed in your email photo is the sensitive plant also known as Mimosa, which is the genus of its scientific name. The leaves are small and numerous along short stems.

Bought these Touch-Me-Not plant seeds from some market in Amsterdam a year ago, kinda cool :) "Mimosa pudica is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae. It ...

Without a central nervous system, plants don't process sensations that way. But plants do react to negative or unpleasant sensations. Touch the leaves of the aptly named sensitive plant, Mimosa ...