Makahiya

Other Common names: sensitive plant, sleepy plant, action plant, touch-me-not, shameplant

Mimosa pudica L.

The stem is erect in young plants but becomes creeping or trailing with age. It can hang very low and become floppy. The stem is slender, branching, and sparsely to densely prickly, growing to a length of 1.5 m (5 ft). The erect height of M. pudica usually reaches around ~30cm (~1ft).