Acacia dealbata Link

Spice Flower detail Flowers In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Acacia

Spanish common name: Mimosa. Mimosa plateada.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Australiana

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Macrophanerophyte.

Habitats: Garden plants. Gardens.

Characteristics: A slender tree (grows to 30 m.) and voluminous tree with leaves (bipinnate) divided, and flowers scented in round, yellow glomerules. Stems are angular, dangling and scantly pubescent, same as the folioles. Fruit is elongated and compressed, a bit curved and constricted between seeds.