Fabaceae
Fragrant mimosa
Mimosa borealis
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Mimosa
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Fragrant mimosa
Synonyms
- Mimosa fragrans A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Dave Whitinger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.