Plume albizia

Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Paraserianthes lophantha
Description: Plant Form: Shrub to medium sized evergreen tree. Size: 2-10 m tall. Stem: Finely hairy, with glands and ridges on leaf stalks. Leaves: Alternately arranged, divided in compound, 15-30 cm long with 7-14 pairs of leaflets, each with 15-40 pairs of narrow oblong sub-leaflets with pointed tips. Flowers: Clusters of tiny flowers with long stamens. Arranged in cylindrical brush-like clusters 4-8 cm long, greenish or yellowish. Fruit and Seeds: Elongated flattened pods 8-12 cm long, covered in fine hairs. Ripening from yellow to reddish brown. Containing a row of 6-12 black seeds. Habitat: This plant is native to WA but naturalised elsewhere. It inhabits coastal woodlands, dunes, riparian areas, forest edges, roadsides, disturbed areas and old gardens. Distinguishing Features: Distinguished from Wattles (Acacia species) by large cylindrical inflorescences. Distinguished from Plume albizia (Albizia julibrissin) by yellow flowers and being evergreen. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Non-weedy Native Lookalike, Invasive Garden Escapee Lifeform: Shrubby, Woody/tree

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