What causes change in leave of touch me not plant? EXPLAIN BRIEFLY
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The folding effect of touch me not plant is caused by a change in the turgidity of the leaflets brought about by the movement of water into and out of the parenchtmateous cells of the pulvinus or swollen leaf base .
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It is due to turgor pressure that the leaves of this plant stay upright unless disturbed externally. Now, when you touch or shake the leaves (known as seismonastic movements), the swollen base of the leaf stalk (called the 'pulvinus'), which contains certain contractile proteins, is activated.
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