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English: Branch and leaves of the Sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica), showing the petiole in its erect state, a, and in its depressed state, b; also the leaflets closed, c, and the leaflets expanded, d. Irritability resides in the pulvinus, p.
Date published 1911
Source “Leaf,” Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 16, 1911, p. 325, fig. 20.
Author Alfred Barton Rendle
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Public domain This image comes from the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States.
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From “Mimosa” article.

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