<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_pudica" class="extiw" title="w:Mimosa pudica">Mimosa pudica</a></i>, (Sensitive plant, Sleepy plant, Touch-me-not), is a creeping annual or perennial herb often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, to protect them from predators, re-opening minutes later. The species is native to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America" class="extiw" title="w:South America">South America</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_America" class="extiw" title="w:Central America">Central America</a>, but is now a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pantropical" class="extiw" title="w:pantropical">pantropical</a> weed. It grows mostly in shady areas, under trees or shrubs.
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