how does a touch me not plant show movement
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Common names: Sensitive plant, touch-me-not plant, humble plant, shameful plant. ... Mimosa show sensitivity to touch. This phenomenon is scientifically known as seismonastic movement. It is a result of quick drop in turgor pressure in the cells at the base of the leaflets.
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When we physically touch the 'touch-me-not' plants ,then our physical touch works as an external stimulus for the plant.
In the reaction of the external stimulus, a special type of chemical is secreted inside the leaves of the touch-me-not plants.
Due to this chemical secretion,the internal turgor pressure of the touch me not plant's leaves decrease and the leaves shrink it's physical size.
This plant movement is known as the chemotrophic movement
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