Other common names include: bashful plant, catclaw mimosa, black mimosa.
It is known as the "mimosa levada" because acacias (commonly misnamed mimosas) are found all along the route.
The scenery changes from tree-lined and park-like to cut-away hillsides covered with invasive kudzu vines and naturalized mimosa trees.
Among many annual festivities are the mimosa celebration, local theatrical events, and a film and music fest.
The schooner performs a sunset sail every evening and a mimosa harbor tour every morning.
He further noted sycamores, pines and acacias mimosas, at intervals, in the middle of tobacco plantations.
Examples of these are jasmine, tuberose, and mimosa.
The tree's mimosa-like leaves range in length from about 720 cm.
