Albizia julibrissin
Mimosa, Mimosa Tree
Other regional names: Pink Siris +1 more
- Pink Siris
- Powderpuff Tree
Also known as: Albizia isembergiana Benth., 1842 +4 more
- Albizia isembergiana Benth., 1842
- Albizzia julibrissin Durazz.
- Feuilleea julibrissin (Durazz.) Kuntze
- Mimosa julibrissin (Durazz.) Scop.
- Sericandra julibrissin (Durazz.) Raf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Albizia julibrissin (commonly known as Mimosa or Mimosa-tree) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Austria, Bulgaria, California, Connecticut, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Florida, Georgia, Germany, Illinois, Indiana, Iraq, Italy, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Peru, Romania, South Carolina, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Virginia, West Virginia
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