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Mimosa is a deciduous, small to medium-sized tree that can grow 20 to 40 feet tall. It is a member of the legume (Fabaceae) plant family and is capable of fixing nitrogen.

 


Mimosa
Family: Fabaceae.
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Mimosa pudica Common name(s): Sensitive Plant, Humble plant ...

Mimosa scabrella var. aspericarpa
(Abaracaatinga)
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Mimosa
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(mm´s), any tree, shrub, or herb of the genus Mimosa of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), chiefly tropical plants.

Mimosa Bush, Sweet Wattle
Scientific Name: Acacia minuta (L.) Willd.
Synonym: Acacia acicularis, Vachellia farnesiana, Mimosa farnesiana, Acacia farnesiana
Family: Fabaceae ...

Mimosa or Silk Tree
Albizia julibrissin
3-6" wide clusters of silky pink blooms are borne in summer. This is a very fast growing tree creating a broad rounded canopy with the fine soft textured fern-like foliage.

Mimosas are capable of reaching 35 feet in height with a spread of 50 feet on old trees. It is usually low-branched, forking from near the ground and makes a great climbing tree for children.

MIMOSA PUDICA L. - SLEEPING GRASS.
Common name
Tintar mani, Tottavati, Shame weed, Mustahi-yah, Lajjavati, Lajwanti, Chui-Mui, Adoribon, Nilajbon, Kajak, Lajak, Lajjabati, Lajjala, Lajjalu, Sensitiva, Hadergitte, Lojja, Lajjika, Mahabhita, ...

catclaw mimosa Fabaceae Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega   symbol: MIAC3
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Mimosa; Silk Tree
(Albizia julibrissin)
Form with flowers ...

Mimosa pudica (sensitive plant)
Few can resist touching the compound leaves of the sensitive plant and watching them fold up in response.
A stalked flowering head of Mimosa pudica in the axil of a compound leaf (Image: Wolfgang Stuppy) ...

Mimosa invisa Mart. ex CollaMimosa invisa Mart. ex Colla forma inermis Adelb.Mimosa invisa Mart. ex Colla var. inermis (Adelb.) Verdc.
Common Names
creeping sensitive plant, giant sensitive plant, nila grass, tropical blackberry ...

Mimosa pudica is a perennial shrub, but is often treated like an annual and tossed out, because it tends to deteriorate after flowering. Younger plants are more beautiful, anyway, and sensitive plant seed is quick and easy to grow.

Silk Tree, Mimosa
These deciduous trees or shrubs are closely allied to Acacia. Their graceful, feathery foliage and clusters of powderpuff-like flowers make them a lovely lawn or patio tree in warmer climates.

DESCRIPTION: Silk tree, also known as mimosa, or silky acacia, is a small to medium-sized tree that can grow up to 20-40 feet tall. The bark is light brown, nearly smooth, and generally thin with lens shaped areas along the stem.

Mimosa pudica. A shrubby, widespread weed. Leaves close within seconds of being touched.
Mint. Herb. Good natural insecticide plant.

ALBA MIMOSA
Albizia julibrissin 'alba'
General Notes
Mimosa Webworm, Mimosa (vascular) Wilt, Branches Droop, Branches Susceptible to Breakage. Has Fragrant Flower. SelecTree lists 2 cultivars of julibrissin: (1)'alba' (2)'rosea' ...

Mimosa pudica
Family: Mimosoideae / Mimosaceae
Sensitive Plant
Origin: Tropical America ...

Mimosa
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Mimosa pennata, Acacia pendata, Acacia delavayi
Mimosaceae
Climbing Acacia ...

Mimosa pudica - Sensitive Plant, Humble Plant
Mimulus--Monkeyflower
MIMULUS DISEASES ...

"Mimosa speciosa" redirects here. As described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin this refers to the Lebbeck. The Mimosa speciosa of Carl Peter Thunberg, however, is Albizia julibrissin.
Albizia lebbeck
Conservation status ...

Leaves of Mimosa pudica reacting to human touch
C.A.M metabolism
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Silk Tree, Mimosa   al-BIZ-ee-a ju-li-BRIS-in
Deciduous tree, 20-30 ft (6-9 m), fast growing, spreading crown, does not leaf out until very late in spring (Don't be too quick cut down the "dead" tree in spring.) Leaves alternate, large, ...

Prairie Bundle Flower or Prairie Mimosa is a shrub-like herbaceous perennial with finely feathered leaves topped by several mimosa-like white flowers. It is native of humus rich soils in prairies and open spots in woods in North America.

Some species of Mimosa and other genera have leaves that are sensitive to touch, stimulus transmission occurring as membrane depolarisation is propagated down the petiole and along the stem; ...

Pea Family
Mimosa Subfamily
Calliandra spp. Fairy Duster.
Calliandra spp. Fairy Duster. Near Portal, Arizona.

Acacia dealbata (mimosa) AGM: Height 15-30m (50-100ft); spread 15m (50ft)
Cercis siliquastrum (Judas tree) AGM: Height and spread 10m (30ft)
Koelreuteria paniculata (golden rain tree) AGM: Height and spread 10m (30ft) ...

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Golden mimosa. From the Cootamundra and Wagga districts of New South Wales. Naturalized elsewhere in Australia, as well as parts of California. Introduced to Europe in 1873, and to California by 1900.

The specific epithet means "like mimosa" in reference to its resemblance to Mimosa, an old world plant that got its name from the Greek word 'mimos' meaning "mimic" in reference to the matching rows of opposite leaflets.

In Europe, feathery Australian acacias are commonly called mimosa, in particular by florists. In America, the silk tree (Albizia julibrissin) is often called mimosa. In neither usage is the glossy Mimosa intended.

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The foreign pests and weeds that have been brought to this biome, such as the wetland weed Mimosa, threaten the survival of the region's ecosystems and native species.

the synergidae in species of Mimosa, Iris and Allium, and in the last-mentioned the antipodal cells also.

Similar Species: Littleleaf Sensitive-briar (Mimosa microphylla) which is well known for it's leaves that react to touch by folding the leaflets has larger pink flowers is found in our area and nearly identical to it is Nuttall's Sensitive-briar ...

The foliage is fine textured, similar to Mimosa spp. and is light green in color, the foliage is somewhat coarser than C. pulcherrima. Caesalpinia mexicana can freeze back in the winter but it will quickly sprout back in the spring.

Other Common Names: Pink Acacia, Mimosa Tree, Nemu Tree, Pink Siris, Bastard Tamarind, Lenkoran Acacia.
Family: Fabaceae,
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
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In succession, come the oleander, gardenia, hydrangea, mimosa, crepe myrtle, tung oil tree, althea, southern magnolia, hibiscus, buddleia, daylilies, plumbago, lantana, yucca, bottlebrush, ginger lilies, russclia, allamanda, African violets, ...

Albizia julibrissin
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Hardiness Zones:
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After much trouble I was able to get a few little cuttings of the Mimosa-leaved form from a friend at Orleans. These I put in, and are now graceful bushes, quite hardy, and without a sign of going back.

Pinnate: Latin "pinnat" means "feathered". The term is used to describe leaves that have a primary central axis from which subdivisions branch off, usually nearly perpendicularly. Many plants have pinnate leaves: Mimosas, Ashes, Peas.

Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin)
Nandina (Nandina domestica)
Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
Anthony Waterer Spirea (Spiraea x bumalda ‘Anthony Waterer')
Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) ...

The leaves are small, dark green, bi-pinnate (compound), arranged on a 1 inch to 2 inch long stems. Leaves fold up at night or in subdued light. Touching the leaves does not put it to sleep as in some mimosa.

See also: Green, Acacia, Pink, Grass, Evergreen

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