In Madeira Island there are 2 species of Mimosa growing spontaneously, Acacia farnesiana and Acacia mearnsii.

The first one occurs at the west of Funchal, at the sea level and has flowers all year. The other one occurs in eastern Madeira, in south and east of high peaks, between 500 and 900 meters of altitude and blooms only from April to October.

There are other species of Acacia that are planted in gardens in small number for ornament as Acacia dealbata, Acacia longifolia, Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia retinodes, Acacia sophorae and Acacia verticillata. Though Acacia dealbata is possibly locally naturalized in south-eastern Madeira from 300 to 1100 meters of altitude and it flowers between January and March.