Botany Acacia and Mimosa Identification Thread

[DreaMTripper]

There was a goinpiggen on the nexus a few weeks back, forgotten your password aussietripper?

 

[aussietripper]

thanks heaps, why do you say not to eat the mushroom

 

[acacian]

because if your not sure of their i.d and eat them you could get very sick

 

[aussietripper]

because if your not sure of their i.d and eat them you could get very sick

no i am sure its a psilocybin cubensis i have picked hundreds over the years it had the veil bruised blue as soon as picked and it did not have white gills

 

[aussietripper]

hi everyone i have been out for a nice drive today in the mountains and have come across a acacia i think could be obtusfolia they are situated in one area only that i could find that is at an altitude of 310.69m from what i can see phyllodes have mainly 2-3 primary veins and are linear to narrowly elliptic, phyllodes have red resins on sides i could not find any seed pods, glan is about 8-9mm from bottom of petiole, pulvinus is present, these plants where found on rocky ridgeline and way out of harms way and peoples vision, i have only just started trying to identify these plants so go easy with me whatever they may be they are sure a beautiful plant and deserve to be treated right

 

[aussietripper]

plant 2

 

[aussietripper]

plant 3

 

[aussietripper]

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[acacian]

hey aussietripper.. yes you do indeed have acacia obtusifolia. treat her well.. remember not to strip trunk bark just take phyllodes and small twigs.. or one large branch

top photo is a beauty by the way.. one of the nicest photos i've seen of obtuse on the net

 

[aussietripper]

Thank you i will not be taking anything off these plants i am going to keep a close eye on them and try to get some seeds to grow from, they truly are a beautiful plant in every way i have heaps of photos if anyone else is interested in having look to help with identification

 

[acacian]

this is the place for it

 

[aussietripper]

more obtusfolia

 

[marshman]

Hey dreamtripper you were right! after reading around I am pretty sure on the I.D.
Its been 5 months since Dimitri found me after many hours of hiking reading I has evolved from an obsession to an appreciation/love of Acacia and leading me back to nature and gardening Confidence is growing in identification and I have learnt so much I want to be 100% sure before any attempt is made I really do appreciate this site cheers peeps

 

[DreaMTripper]

Doesnt happen often! WHich was it retinodes or saligna?

Is this attached merely just a strain of a.longifolia? Maybe the age gives it much brighter phyllodes than older?

 

[DreaMTripper]

^thats a.longifolia subs.longifolia young and bright green. I think the more sun they get the brighter green they are. The one in the photo gets most of the days direct sunlight.

I saw one today that looked very much like a.stricta but with showy white ball flowers, had the vibe, as did another that was stood up like an a.phleb sucking the sunlight in all leaves fanned out, I have no idea where to start looking to id that one i will have to post a photo.

 

[Deletrious]

I'm located in South Australia and had difficulties locating a DMT rich Acacia and this tree looked promising but i've had many issues actually identifying it and was hoping the Nexicans could help me out?

 

[nen888]

DreaMTripper wrote:

Is this attached merely just a strain of a.longifolia? Maybe the age gives it much brighter phyllodes than older?

..while i conclude like you did that it's longifolia, it really shows how variant longifolia can be..phyllode paleness can be due to lower nutrient levels..

apologies that i haven't had a lot of time in here lately..there's a few in here doing a sterling job at ID..thanks..

Deletrious..i'd have to think a while about that one...but close-up of phyllode vein structure and ripe pods is required to conclusively ID it..likely a relative of A. retinodes family..

 

[DreaMTripper]

Ah I see similar to marijuana plants when they are deprived of nitrogen?

Just going to post a few of these here if anyone knows what they are then cool if not hopefuly I will find out once Ive bought a new book!

The second could be a.melanoxylon but it doesnt seem to have a mucro as in the illustrations.. Image Gallery

I think the last one is actually a.retinodes..

 

[sleepypelican]

Found this the other day. Can anyone identify? I can take somr better pics if needed.

 

[denyr1]

I have a few local west coast species that I am having trouble identifying: