.Mimosa pudica (from Latin pudica 'shy, bashful, or shrinking'; also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, action plant,touch-me-not, or shameplant) is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae. It is often grown for its curiosity value: the sensitive compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken and re-open a few minutes later