Rapid plant movement
List of Rapidly Moving Plants
"Rapidly Moving" is defined as plant initiated movement that happens over a very short period of time, usually under 1 second. For example, the Venus Flytrap closes its trap in about 100 milliseconds. The Dogwood Bunchberry's flower opens its petals and fires its pollen in less than 0.5 milliseconds.
- Plants that capture & consume prey:
- Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
- Waterwheel Plant (Aldrovanda vesiculosa)
- Bladderworts (Utricularia)
- Plants that move leaves for other reasons:
- Mimosa (Mimosa pudica)
- Telegraph plant (Desmodium gyrans)
- Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata)
- Sensitive pea (Cassia nictitans)
- Roemer sensitive briar (Schrankia roemeriana)
- Yellow Neptunia (Neptunia lutea)
- Plants that spread seeds or pollen by rapid movement:
- Squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste)
- Impatiens (Impatiens x)
- Trigger plant (Stylidium lineare, and other Stylidium)
- Canadian Dwarf Cornel (aka Dogwood Bunchberry) (Cornus canadensis)