Prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled.

synoniemen: action plant, humble plant, live-and-die, Mimosa pudica, sensitive plant, touch-me-not.

Pools: mimoza wstydliwa, czułek wstydliwy