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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No. Some plants have sensors that stimulate cells to change their internal pressure. This is how venus flytraps work. In fact, one could argue that a flytrap is more intelligent than a mimosa because the flytrap can count to two (it needs to be touched twice on a sensor hair, or once on two different hairs) to trigger the trap to shut.
The fact that something has a crude nervous system that reacts to the environment doesn’t mean it’s conscious or self-aware.
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