Resources
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Invasive Species Management Plans for Florida - University of Florida - Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
Representative Images
0016013 mimosa Albizia julibrissin Flower(s) James H. Miller |
2307011 mimosa Albizia julibrissin Foliage James H. Miller |
5276052 mimosa Albizia julibrissin Flower(s) Tony Pernas |
5401413 mimosa Albizia julibrissin Flower(s) Lesley Ingram |
5423994 mimosa Albizia julibrissin Fruit(s) Franklin Bonner |
5345070 mimosa Albizia julibrissin Seed(s) David J. Moorhead |
3694005 mimosa Albizia julibrissin Tree(s) James R. Allison |
5306058 mimosa Albizia julibrissin Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
0016010 mimosa Albizia julibrissin Bark James H. Miller |
1342099 mimosa Albizia julibrissin Infestation Chris Evans |
1342015 mimosa Albizia julibrissin Infestation Chris Evans |
5306057 mimosa Albizia julibrissin Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Alachua County Cogongrass Initiative
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group - Medium
- Archbold Biological Station
- East Central Florida CISMA
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category I
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 1
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Significant Threat
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Reichard, Sarah. 1994. Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced in North America. University of Washington Ph.D. dissertation.
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Tennessee Noxious Weeds
- Treasure Coast Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area - EARLY DRAFT
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Fabales |
| Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) |
| Genus: Albizia |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
mimosa tree, powderpuff tree, silk tree, silktree, silky acacia, Japanese mimosa
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |

