Does anyone know what this beautiful little tree or plant is? It started appearing about a week ago ain my Rose Bed. The leaves are so nice and soft and I think it's pretty. I would like to even relocated if I could.
Thanks,
Shantel

Shantelstone! I like your spiral bed. If you live in a subtropical climate (it's a good idea to add your location/zone to your profile), that could be a seedling of the Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia). I have this tree and it seeds freely in my yard.

it looks like a fern

Definitely not a fern.

Some sort of locust, perhaps?

It could, if it has tiny yellow fruit on the underside of the stem, be Phyllanthus urinaria Chamberbitter

http://www.clemson.edu/extensi...

Possibly Mimosa pudica

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00323LXCG/

Possibly Acacia

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00323LXCG/

Without a location, it is not easy to say exactly what plant you have.

Could it be a mimosa?

I dont know what it is. The leaflets look similar to Delonix or Mimosa pudica. But i think its not Delonix nor Mimosa.
Both plant have bipinnate leaves which come early even in seedling

Compare with Sesbania.

At this point I doubt you are going to be able to make an accurate id. There are just to many similar plants.

Location, location, location is so important!

shantelstone!

I just uploaded a pic for comparison.

It looks much like a Tamarindus indica seedling to me. (maybe sprouted from a thrown seed)?
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
https://www.google.be/search?q...

But like Tara says, a geographic location is so important for determination as there are so many look-a-likes, especially at this young stage of the plant.

I don't think so. The growth pattern of the leaves looks different to me.

God I love the ID forum, so much love and conversation?

Shantelstone, do the leaves close up at night?

In what state/city or country does this plant live?
I agree that it looks like some kind of Sesbania but knowing the location of the garden might narrow it down a bit.

I was thinking Mimosa as soon as I saw it.

Mimosa has twice pinnate leaves this tree does not.

porkpal said:Mimosa has twice pinnate leaves this tree does not.

Okay, goes to show what I know.