Question

Seeds of which plant have minute thorns?

Answer 1

Seeds of plant that have minute thorns is called Mimosa Pudica.

• This plant is famously known as touch me not because, as soon as the leaves of this plant is touched, they fold themselves.
• Other names of Mimosa Pudica are action plant, sleepy plant, sensitive plant, etc.
• The word pudica in the plant is a latin word, which means to shrink.
• The leaves not only fold themselves by touch, but they are also folded by warmth, blowing and shaking.
• This plant consists of fruit of seven to eight buds with tiny thorns.

Answer 2

Mimosa pudica plant have minute thorns.

Explanation:

• Mimosa pudica also known as the touch-me-not plant is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the legumes of the pea/legume family.
• It is often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward, hang down when touched or shaken, protect themselves from damage, and reopen after a few minutes.
• Mimosa pudica is known for its rapid plant movements.
• Like many other plant species, it undergoes a change in leaf orientation called "sleep" or nyctinastic movement.
• The leaves close in the dark and reopen in the light.