[Sca-cooks] for the botanists-

[Terry Decker]

As I recall, Robinia are the locusts, while the true mimosas are genus
Mimosa.

And for anyone who "really" wants to know, these different genera are all
members of the pulse family (Leguminosae or Fabaceae, depending on your
source).

Bear


>I'm not a botanist but I am a landscaper.  Acacia consist of about 1,000
>species of evergreens growing in tropical and subtropical regions.  Many
people
>get these confused with the trees and shrubs commonly called acacia but
those
>belong to the group Robinia which is where the Mimosa belongs.
>What were you looking for exactly?
>
>Annan