Today I Learned...

There is a plant called the Mimosa pudica that when touched responds in the unique way of closing their fronds of leaves. Also known by the name ‘the sensitive plant’, which is evocative of the memory experiments performed by Monica Gagliano in her book Thus Spoke the Plant, this was a plant that I used to see at Monticello as a child. A plant that responds immediately to human or animal touch by folding their leaves together is fascinating!