Albizia julibrissin

Scientific Name: Albizia julibrissin
Common Name: silktree

Ferny leaves (many tiny leaflets) and puffy pink, hair-like flowers help identify the weedy, non-native silktree, which reproduces prolifically.
Photographer: Wendy Cutler, CC BY 2.0

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A non-native, highly invasive tree in the U.S. Also known as mimosa.