Sensitive
Thirty-six native Thai plant species were tested to see which conducted the most phytoremediation of arsenic polluted soils caused by tin mines. "Mimosa pudica" was one of the four species that significantly extracted and bioaccumulated the pollutant into its leaves. Other studies have found that "Mimosa pudica" extracts heavy metals such as copper, lead, tin, and zinc from polluted soils. This allows for the soil to gradually return to less toxic compositions.