Mimosa

Mimosa pigra
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Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Tree
  • Weeds of National Significance (WoNS)
  • Habitat: wetlands

Impact

Invades tropical wetlands. National ban on sale.

Description

  • Small tree resembling a native wattle.
  • Bipinnate leaves with thorns at base.
  • Flowers pink, in ball-shaped clusters.
  • Seeds in small flat pods.

Control options

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Legal requirements in each region

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Alinytjara Wiluṟara
Eyre Peninsula
Green Adelaide
Hills and Fleurieu
Kangaroo Island
Limestone Coast
Murraylands and Riverland
Northern and Yorke
South Australian Arid Lands