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Mimosa

Mimosa pigra

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

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

Alinytjara Wiluṟara
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

Entry

Must not be imported into the region.

Eyre Peninsula
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

Entry

Must not be imported into the region.

Green Adelaide
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

Entry

Must not be imported into the region.

Hills and Fleurieu
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

Entry

Must not be imported into the region.

Kangaroo Island
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

Entry

Must not be imported into the region.

Limestone Coast
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

Entry

Must not be imported into the region.

Murraylands and Riverland
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

Entry

Must not be imported into the region.

Northern and Yorke
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

South Australian Arid Lands
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

More Information

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Control advice

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Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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