Invasive Plants of Oklahoma
Maps for confirmed county distributions in Oklahoma are by Oklahoma Biological Survey and should be considered works in progress.
The mimosa tree is small but prolific, often displacing such natives as sumac. Another Asian ornamental. The leaflets are thin and plentiful which ready distinguishes them from leaves of native trees with compound leaves. The blooms are distinctive as well and the pods differ from those of native trees.
Photos: Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org & Bruce Hoagland, Cleveland Co.

Photos: Chadwick Cox, Cleveland Co. & David J. Moorhead, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
