Sensitive, sensitive Mimosa, Vergonzosa plant shame, Mimosa pudica, Tripletail plant of the family of the Mimosaceas, with a stem of 6 to 7 cm tall and full of ganchosos Stingers, petiolate leaves, composed of 18 pairs of leaflets linear and acute, small flowers dark red colour, and fruit in Vanilla with several seeds. It is native to Central America and presents the phenomenon of that if he touches her or shakes, leaflets are approximated and applied some to others, own while the main petiole is folded and remains pending blade as if it were blights, until after some time it returns everything to normal.
