Mimosa pudica, commonly known as the sensitive plant, grows in waste grounds, open plantations, cropland, lawns, and disturbed areas at altitudes less than 1300 meters above sea level. It prefers full sun or light shade, cannot tolerate heavy shade, frost, or poor drainage. While it can grow in poor soils due to nitrogen fixation, it prefers well-drained soils and annual rainfall between 1000 to over 2000 mm.