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Before moving to Hawai'i, my only experience with sensitive plant (mimosa pudica) was at a display at the Chicago botanical gardens where you could touch it. As you can imagine, it made a big impression on me as a kid š
Here in the tropical wet climate of East Hawai'i Island, it grows in many disturbed areas, like my driveway! It's fun until you experience the sharp thorniness š
But here's a pro-tip: goats love it! š
Here's a video I took of mimosa pudica in action: https://youtube.com/shorts/kmch3KVc-v8?si=01D8me1t7_Q8mEWs
The little pink puffballs are its flowers. If you notice a similarity to other fabaceae, that's because it too is in fabaceae. I'd love it, if only it wasn't so sharp! š
#plants #fabaceae #tropical #hawaii #nature
Here in the tropical wet climate of East Hawai'i Island, it grows in many disturbed areas, like my driveway! It's fun until you experience the sharp thorniness š
But here's a pro-tip: goats love it! š
Here's a video I took of mimosa pudica in action: https://youtube.com/shorts/kmch3KVc-v8?si=01D8me1t7_Q8mEWs
The little pink puffballs are its flowers. If you notice a similarity to other fabaceae, that's because it too is in fabaceae. I'd love it, if only it wasn't so sharp! š
#plants #fabaceae #tropical #hawaii #nature