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Albizia julibrissin

Common Name: mimosa

Family: Fabaceae

Common Synonyms: none

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6a-10b

Growth Habit: Tree

Origin: China

FISC Category: 1

FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No

Introduction Date: 1745

IFAS Assessment:

  • North: INVASIVE
  • Central: INVASIVE
  • South: INVASIVE
Mimosa exhibiting typical growth form.
Brenda Herring
Twice compound leaves and radially symmetric flowers.
Brenda Herring

Description

Deciduous tree to 12 m high. Older stems have light brown, smooth bark and younger stems are bright green. Twice compound alternate leaves with 20 to 60 leaflets. Flowers similar to woman's tongue (Albizia lebbeck) flowers, but differ in being pink in color and are fragrant. Flowers occur in clusters at the tips of stems. Forms linear bean like seedpods up to 15 cm long with 5 to 10 dark brown seeds.

Habitat

Agricultural areas, coastland, natural forests, planted forests, ruderal/disturbed, scrub/shrublands, urban areas

Comments

Grows in variety of soils, resprouts easily when cut, and produces large amounts of seeds. Seeds can transport by water

Map of species distribution

Control Methods

  • Manual: Mechanical/Chemical: manual removal using a hand or power saw to cut through the lower portion of trunk by girdling and then applying a herbicide to kill resprouts.
  • Chemical: Trees larger than 3 inches dbh, basal bark (20% triclopyr ester or undiluted Pathfinder II) applied to 1-2 feet of trunk, cut stump (50% triclopyr amine or 10% triclopyr ester). Trees larger than 3 inches dbh may require retreatment. For seedlings or small trees, foliar (2% triclopyr amine or glyphosate, with surfactant). [IFAS]
  • Biological: NA

Control Notes

NA

References

IFAS, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. 2017. Albizia julibrissin. http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/albizia-julibrissin/. Accessed September 18, 2017.

IFAS, UF, Assessment of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas. 2017. Albizia julibrissin. https://assessment.ifas.ufl.edu/assessments/albizia-julibrissiNAccessed September 18, 2017.

Dave's Garden. 2017. PlantFiles: mimosa (Albzia julibrissin). http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1764/Accessed September 18, 2017.

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