Mimosa Pudica Plant

What is another fun name people call the Mimosa Pudica?

• Jumping Bean Plant

• Sensitive Plant

• Singing Flower

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What happens to the leaves of the Mimosa Pudica when you gently touch them?

• They fold up!

• They grow bigger!

• They turn blue!

The tiny parts that make up the leaves are called:

• Branches

• Leaflets

• Fingers

The Mimosa Pudica also has pretty flowers that are usually what color?

• Yellow

• Blue

• Pink

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• To move up and down regularly

• Movement
• Fold

To gently put your finger on something

• Touch

• Day and Night

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To bend something over on itself

• Touch

• Fold

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• When it's bright and when it's dark

• Day and Night

• Fold

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What part of the Mimosa Pudica helps the leaves to fold up?

• Special parts at the base of the leaflets and leaf stalks.

• The roots in the soil.

Another way the Mimosa Pudica moves its leaves is when it gets dark. This is like the plant:

• Drinking lots of water.

• Going to sleep.

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