How Plants Sleep: Oxalis corniculata 🌿

This is nyctinasty in action: Oxalis corniculata changes leaf position between day and night.
3 days compressed into a few seconds.
#nyctinasty #PlantMovement #plantbehavior #planttimelapse #oxalis #OxalisCorniculata

How Plants Sleep: Oxalis triangularis 🌿

Oxalis triangularis shows nightly “sleep” movements (nyctinasty) — leaves fold down after lights-off and rise again after lights-on.
5-day timelapse.

#HowPlantsSleep #Oxalis #OxalisTriangularis #Nyctinasty #PlantTimelapse #PlantScience #Houseplants

How Plants Sleep – The Night Life of Leaves

A timelapse of nightly leaf movements — Mimosa, Oxalis, Maranta, Desmodium.

#circadianplants #howplantssleep #planttimelapse #nyctinasty #sleepingplants #mimosapudica #PrayerPlant #DesmodiumGyrans #SennaAlata #oxalis

#GardenSky 🍃 #nyctinasty

🔥 Do Plants Sleep at Night Like Humans Do?

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#knowledge #curiosity #education #ai #art #aiart #chatgpt #photo #photography #plants #sleep #biology #circadian #botany #nyctinasty #growth #nature #science #photosynthesis #night #plant #life #hormones #leaves #metabolism

Yukari fumo to the left, Yuuka fumo at the center, and a Remilia fumo to the right. Between the Yukari fumo and the Yuuka is lavender Vernal Crocus (crocus vernus) with purple stripes.

Floral Fumo Fridays of the Week (SPRING!!): Vernal Crocus (Crocus vernus) 🧵
#floralfumofridays #yuukakazami #fumo #fumofumo #touhou #touhouproject #東方project #風見幽香 #ふもふも #ぬいぐるみ #nyctinasty #crocus #crocusvernus

Daytime rattlesnake calathea — leaves out for the sun

Nighttime rattlesnake calathea — leaves up

Day vs night

#CalatheaLancifolia #RattlesnakePlant #nyctinasty

Today, April 6, is #CaliforniaPoppyDay (Eschscholzia californica)!
Did you know that the petals close at night (or in cold, windy weather) & open again the following morning? This behavior is called #nyctinasty. Enjoy these four pics from our docents!
#CaliforniaPoppy