trefoil / clover plant folding its leaves over night (time lapse)

[mairagalva]

i have this plant in purple, they are soooooo beautiful, i call them the butterfly plant :)

[AScannerClearly]

Coolness! I may need to try to grow some of that and experiment with it on my own (since I do have a thing for botany), this kind of clover grows in my yard, its exploding seed pod things are annoying! I'm not yet sure if it's even a true clover, it's so much different from red or white clovers, just the leaves are the same shape... hmm... I wonder if other clovers do it too?

[bionerd23]

hmm, actually, you're right... i looked clover up on wikipedia and most clover looks pretty different, especially the flower. maybe its a fake clover, lol... no idea what this plant is, but if you find out, let me know!

[sciencoking]

cool! i didn´t even know that they fold their leaves at night...

[bionerd23]

me neither, i just saw this as i moved to my new flat, and thought it was pretty nifty. :-)

[bionerd23]

also, they dont care about artificial light, which is cool as well.

[sciencoking]

probably because it isn´t NEARLY as bright as sunlight.

[bionerd23]

or because it doesnt have the same spectrum... OR BOTH!

lumen && wavelength ?

lumen || wavelength ?

i dont know if i am interested enough in botany to try and find out... ;-)

[JaksProductions]

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I hope that explains it.

[10191927]

Hey Bionerd. Its good to see you back, everything okay? I had hoped you were doing alright!

[bionerd23]

yeah, i'm fine, got all my stuff back and a nice flat, too, thanks for asking! :-)