mimosa |
Plants: Hardwood Trees |
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Magnoliopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae (Leguminosae) > Albizia julibrissin Durazz.
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| Synonym(s): mimosa tree, powderpuff tree, silk tree, silktree |
| Mimosa is a small tree that is 10 to 50 ft. (3-15.2 m) in height, often having multiple trunks. It has delicate-looking, bi-pinnately compound leaves that resemble ferns. Flowering occurs in early summer, when very showy, fragrant, pink flowers develop in groups at the ends of the branches. Fruit are flat, 6 in. (15.2 cm) long seed pods that develop in the late summer. Mimosa invades any type of disturbed habitat. It is commonly found in old fields, stream banks, and roadsides. Once established, mimosa is difficult to remove due to the long lived seeds and its ability to re-sprout vigorously. Mimosa is native to Asia and was first introduced into the U.S. in 1745. It has been widely used as an ornamental. |
| Image |
Descriptor |
Description |
Photographer |
| 0016010 |
Bark |
in November |
James H. Miller |
| 0016011 |
Bark |
on stem in June |
James H. Miller |
| 2307012 |
Bark |
November |
James H. Miller |
| 5306057 |
Diagram or Graphic |
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 331. |
USDA PLANTS Database |
| 2307016 |
Feature(s) |
January |
James H. Miller |
| 2155075 |
Flower(s) |
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John D. Byrd |
| 2307015 |
Flower(s) |
June |
Ted Bodner |
| 5276052 |
Flower(s) |
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Tony Pernas |
| 5403601 |
Flower(s) |
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Rebekah D. Wallace |
| 5403602 |
Flower(s) |
|
Rebekah D. Wallace |
| 0016013 |
Flower(s) |
in June |
Ted Bodner |
| 0016205 |
Flower(s) |
|
James H. Miller |
| 1116095 |
Flower(s) |
|
Charles T. Bryson |
| 1264032 |
Flower(s) |
Developing flower buds. Tift County, GA |
Chris Evans |
| 1264033 |
Flower(s) |
Developing flower buds. Tift County, GA |
Chris Evans |
| 1264034 |
Flower(s) |
Developing flower buds. Tift County, GA |
Chris Evans |
| 1334124 |
Flower(s) |
Tift County, GA |
David J. Moorhead |
| 1342018 |
Flower(s) |
Tift County, GA |
Chris Evans |
| 1519017 |
Flower(s) |
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USDA Forest Service - Region 8 Archive |
| 1519018 |
Foliage |
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USDA Forest Service - Region 8 Archive |
| 1150025 |
Foliage |
|
Chuck Bargeron |
| 1519020 |
Foliage |
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USDA Forest Service - Region 8 Archive |
| 5403248 |
Foliage |
|
Karan A. Rawlins |
| 5396641 |
Foliage |
fruit |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5403175 |
Foliage |
bi-pinnately compound leaf |
Karan A. Rawlins |
| 5403176 |
Foliage |
|
Karan A. Rawlins |
| 5391564 |
Foliage |
shown area by Keith Tassin |
Barry Rice |
| 5393690 |
Foliage |
|
Vanessa Richins |
| 5395002 |
Foliage |
|
Rebekah D. Wallace |
| 5396635 |
Foliage |
|
Robert Vidéki |
| 5396636 |
Foliage |
|
Robert Vidéki |
| 5370301 |
Foliage |
|
Rebekah D. Wallace |
| 5396638 |
Foliage |
fruit |
Robert Vidéki |
| 2155076 |
Foliage |
|
John D. Byrd |
| 2307011 |
Foliage |
July |
James H. Miller |
| 5125072 |
Fruit(s) |
|
Chris Evans |
| 5125073 |
Fruit(s) |
|
Chris Evans |
| 5396639 |
Fruit(s) |
foliage |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5396640 |
Fruit(s) |
foliage |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5396637 |
Fruit(s) |
leaf |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5396642 |
Fruit(s) |
foliage |
Robert Vidéki |
| 1539114 |
Fruit(s) |
|
James H. Miller |
| 1237017 |
Fruit(s) |
|
David J. Moorhead |
| 2128066 |
Infestation |
Around an old house |
Chris Evans |
| 2128067 |
Infestation |
Around an old house |
Chris Evans |
| 1342098 |
Infestation |
Along a walking path. Sevier County, TN. |
Chris Evans |
| 1342099 |
Infestation |
Along a walking path. Sevier County, TN. |
Chris Evans |
| 1342100 |
Infestation |
Along a walking path. Sevier County, TN. |
Chris Evans |
| 1342101 |
Infestation |
Infesting an abandoned homesite. Sevier County, TN. |
Chris Evans |
| 1380217 |
Infestation |
|
Chris Evans |
| 1380218 |
Infestation |
|
Chris Evans |
| 1342014 |
Infestation |
Along roadway. Tift County, GA |
Chris Evans |
| 1342015 |
Infestation |
Adjacent to a Pecan orchard. Tift County, GA |
Chris Evans |
| 1264081 |
Infestation |
Tift County, GA |
Chris Evans |
| 1264082 |
Infestation |
Tift County, GA |
Chris Evans |
| 1264083 |
Infestation |
Tift County, GA |
Chris Evans |
| 1264084 |
Infestation |
Tift County, GA |
Chris Evans |
| 1264085 |
Infestation |
Tift County, GA |
Chris Evans |
| 1264086 |
Infestation |
Tift County, GA |
Chris Evans |
| 1116096 |
Plant(s) |
|
Charles T. Bryson |
| 1116094 |
Plant(s) |
|
Charles T. Bryson |
| 1342016 |
Plant(s) |
Tift County, GA |
Chris Evans |
| 1342017 |
Plant(s) |
Tift County, GA |
Chris Evans |
| 1519019 |
Plant(s) |
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USDA Forest Service - Region 8 Archive |
| 5370302 |
Plant(s) |
|
Rebekah D. Wallace |
| 5403247 |
Sapling(s) |
|
Karan A. Rawlins |
| 5306058 |
Seed(s) |
|
Steve Hurst |
| 5345070 |
Seed(s) |
seed pods |
David J. Moorhead |
| 2307014 |
Seed(s) |
November |
James H. Miller |
| 0016014 |
Seed(s) |
seed pods in January. Located in east central Alabama. |
James H. Miller |
| 0016012 |
Seed(s) |
legumes (seed pods) in November |
James H. Miller |
| 5370300 |
Seedling(s) |
|
Rebekah D. Wallace |
| 0016008 |
Tree(s) |
mature trees in flower in June. Located in east central Alabama. |
James H. Miller |
| 2307018 |
Tree(s) |
June |
James H. Miller |
| 3694005 |
Tree(s) |
|
James R. Allison |
| 5403171 |
Tree(s) |
|
Karan A. Rawlins |
| 5403249 |
Tree(s) |
infestation |
Karan A. Rawlins |
| 5391563 |
Tree(s) |
|
Barry Rice |
| 1237031 |
Tree(s) |
Young tree |
Chuck Bargeron |
| 9005090 |
Twig(s)/Shoot(s) |
in February |
James H. Miller |
| 2307013 |
Twig(s)/Shoot(s) |
June |
James H. Miller |
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