Mimosa is also known as inductive grass, mimosa, fear ugly grass and shy grass.It originated in the tropical regions of the Americas and is now widely distributed in the tropical regions of the world.It is mainly produced in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Taiwan, and is common in shrubs and wasteland.Mimosa likes to grow in sunny, warm and humid environment, and the soil for breeding must be well-drained and nutrient-rich loam.The characteristics of Mimosa are mainly manifested in four aspects.
Appearance characteristics: Mimosa leaves more unique appearance, a branch of the petiole has more than a dozen pairs of symmetrical distribution of leaves, leaves were feathery.Mimosa also blooms, with smaller, reddish flowers.
Foliage: Mimosa is the main feature of this, as long as the stimulation of the outside world, it will fold up the leaves.If you touch a leaf with your hand, its surface will close.If it is touched for a long time, its petiole will become drooping.But after stopping touching, its leaves will spread out again in a few minutes.In addition to external stimuli, the leaves of Mimosa will close at night and on rainy days, and will stretch out again during the day or on sunny days.
Weather Prediction: As mentioned earlier, the leaves of the mimosa plant will close on rainy days and recover on sunny days.Therefore, weather changes can be inferred from this phenomenon.If you touch its leaves with your hand, it will open slowly after closing, indicating that the weather will clear up.If it opens quickly after closing, it means it's going to rain.This is related to the humidity in the air.
Earthquake prediction: Mimosa leaves have special signs before natural disasters.Normally, its leaves are open during the day, but if they close during the day or open at night, or even shrink suddenly, an earthquake may occur soon after.