Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Albizia julibrissin
FAMILY
Fabaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Mimosa from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Albizia julibrissin
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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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June Greenville County SC
Roadside
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June Greenville County SC
Leaves evenly bipinnate, glandular, with 6-24 approx opposite pinnae, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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June Greenville County SC
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June Greenville County SC
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June Greenville County SC
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June Greenville County SC
Leaflets strikingly asymmetric, 20-40 per pinna, sessile. Tree unarmed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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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June Greenville County SC
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June
Stamens so prominent that close inspection necessary to see calyx & corolla, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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June?
Pompom-like flowers are bright pink with white bases, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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July Greenville County SC
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July Greenville County SC
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September Greenville County SC
Bark gray, thin, smooth, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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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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October Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Legume pods are flat with bulging seeds, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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October Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm151105_058
November Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Albizia julibrissin
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Albizia julibrissin
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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
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Tree
Perennial
Non-native: Tropical Asia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in disturbed areas, suburban woodlots, escaped and persistent in forests and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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 p373
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control p098
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests p020
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America p136
- Invasive Exotic Plants of North Carolina p060
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests p04
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p077
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p347
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p071
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p206
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p13
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p225
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p052