Any roadside in India and the Himalaya will yield M. pudica bushes
in prickly abundance. A glance shows why it does what it does: as
a feathery light green bush, it is irresistable to cattle. At the
first nibble, however, the entire thing collapses into a boring
bundle of twigs and the cow browses off.
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Oliver Sparrow
ohgs at chatham.demon.co.uk
