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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Albizia julibrissin
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Learn more about Mimosa from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Albizia julibrissin
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Albizia julibrissin
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Albizia julibrissin
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Albizia julibrissin
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-01-001:
Albizia julibrissin FAMILY Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Albizzia julibrissin
COMMON NAME:
Mimosa, Silktree, Albizia
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_alju_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0306h_07
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm120626_295
June Greenville County SC
Leaves evenly bipinnate, glandular, with 6-24 approx opposite pinnae, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm160624_087
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190601_8842
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190608_9058
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190608_9059
June Greenville County SC
Leaflets strikingly asymmetric, 20-40 per pinna, sessile. Tree unarmed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
leaflets of Mimosa-like leaves
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JK Marlow jkm200618_5921
June Greenville County SC
Becoming a serious weed, "literally almost everywhere in the Dixie south", per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm200618_5927
June Greenville County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_albizia_julibrissin_6
June
Stamens so prominent that close inspection necessary to see calyx & corolla, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Ben Geer Keys bgk46_a
June?
Pompom-like flowers are bright pink with white bases, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests (Miller, 2003).
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JK Marlow jkm0407y_23
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm180731_3626
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210819_2920
August Greenville County SC
Legume pods are flat with bulging seeds, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests (Miller, 2003).
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JK Marlow jkm090904_001
September Greenville County SC
Bark gray, thin, smooth, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Paul Thompson pstalbizzia_julibrissin
September?
The base of the petiole is swollen. — Clemson Extension
COMPARE
bipinnately or tripinnately compound leaves of trees
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JK Marlow jkm111016_038
October Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm111016_042
October Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm151105_058
November Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Albizia julibrissin
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Albizia julibrissin
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Albizia julibrissin
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Albizia julibrissin
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Albizia julibrissin
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-01-001:
Albizia julibrissin
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Albizzia julibrissin
46
Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, suburban woodlots, escaped and persistent in forests and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: warm-temperate and subtropical Asia
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council
- NC Botanical Garden
- NC Department of Transportation
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- SC Native Plant Society
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Evenly 2-pinnately compound: 6-24 pinnae, each with 20-40 leaflets
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink
(with white bases)
5-parted calyx
5-lobed funnelform corolla
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p373
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p517
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p098
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010) p020
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p136
- Invasive Exotic Plants of North Carolina (Smith, 2008) p060
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p077
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p347
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p071
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p206
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p13
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p225
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p052
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