Photo: Albizia julibrissin 0. Adam Stark.
Photo by Adam Stark: Silk tree. Flower in the sun outside Davis Square, Somerville, MA, USA.
Albizia julibrissin Durazz.
Engl.: silk tree, mimosa, Persian silk tree, pink siris, silktree albizia.
Deu.: Seidenflocken-Seidenbaum, Federbaum, Schirmakazie, Schlafbaum, Seiden-Akazie.
Suom.: silkkialbitsia.
Bot. syn.: Acacia julibrissin (Durazz) Willd., Acacia nemu Willd., Albizia nemu (Willd.) Benth., Feuilleea julibrissin (Durazz) Kuntze, Mimosa julibrissin (Durazz.) Scop., Mimosa speciosa Thunb., Sericanrda julibrissin (Durazz.) Raf.
Photo by Adam Stark: Silk tree. Flower in the sun outside Davis Square, Somerville, MA, USA.
Photo by Adam Stark: Silk tree. Foliage. Davis Square, Somerville, MA, USA.
Photo by Adam Stark: Silk tree. Flowers as pink blobs in the foliage, Davis Square, Somerville, MA, USA.
Classic texts: Sturtevant 1919.
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