What colour are the flowers of the plant Mimosa?
Mimosa scabrella Mimosa scabrella Mimosa scabrella is a tree in the Fabaceae family. It is very fast-growing and it can reach a height of tall in only 3 years. Its trunk is about in diameter. It has yellow flowers. "Mimosa scabrella" (Bracatinga) is a tree of the Fabaceae family, sub-family Mimosoideae. It is a cross pollinating, mostly tetraploid plant with 52 chromosomes. "M. scabrella" is native to the southern region of Brazil. There it grows naturally in associations called “Bracatingais”. The Cerrado zone is a centre of biodiversity of Mimosa, where about one quarter of all Mimosa species are found. However "M.
Mimosa in Australia ("Melaleuca" spp.) swamp forests fringing the floodplains, where it forms a dense understorey, and shades out native tree seedlings. The common name is mimosa or giant sensitive plant. Other common names include: bashful plant, catclaw mimosa, black mimosa. "Mimosa pigra" can also be confused with "Leucaena leucocephala" (coffee bush), "Aeschynomeme" species and "Sesbania" species, but can be distinguished from this plants by its sensitive leaves, prickles and mauve flowers. "Mimosa pigra" was probably introduced in Australia at the Darwin Botanic Gardens in the 20 years prior to 1891, either accidentally in seed samples or as a curiosity, because of its