Acacia saligna (Labill.) H. Wendl.

Spice Detail fruit Flower detail Flower In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Acacia

Catalan common name: Mimosa.

Spanish common name: Acacia de hoja azul. Mimosa.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Australiana

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Macrophanerophyte.

Habitats: Garden plants. Gardens.

Description: This small evergreen tree can reach up to 9m in height, although it does not usually grow above 4m. It has a short, reddish-brown trunk which sometimes forms branches at a low height. The leaves are more like coriaceous, bluish-green phyllodes which are 8-25 cm long and 0.3-5cm wide. They are linear to lanceolate, with a prominent central vein. The glomerules are in the shape of racemes. The flowers are yellow. The pod is slightly curved and squeezed between the seeds.

Observations: It is tolerant to acidity; it is a thermophile and can grow in calcareous or siliceous soils.