Eli5: Is mimosa pudica a conscious plant?

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If it can memorize stimuli and adapt to it, and actively engage in actions (such as closing it’s leaves when touched) doesn’t that mean, that’s it’s actually conscious?

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Every living thing reacts to stimuli. Consciousness implies a sense of self and thoughts separate from other things, which plants have no evidence for.

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