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Botany Acacia and Mimosa Identification Thread
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zzzwurple
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Note- Please do not cut the bark from a live tree. It is very easy to kill this species if bark is removed. It is also easy to kill this species if a limb is removed incorrectly. A dead (and/ or ring-barked) tree will attract unwanted attention to authorities and is likely to result in reduced roadside plantings. Bark is difficult to work with and there is no need to use bark from this species. Trimming twigs and phyllodes will give you an easy product to work with, will not harm the tree if done sensibly, contains significant level of alkaloid and will result in delicious spicey goo. Suggest A/B BLAB Tek or other of your choosing. Don't harm the plant that gives you the gift of hyperspace. Please consider...
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JSTAR
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Hellooooo, still hoping for some help in identification! Gracias!
JSTAR said:Hey there
Have found two species lately in New Zealand to minimise the possibilities! I think the first is a floribunda and the second a baileyana but interested in others thoughts?
Thank you in advance!
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zzzwurple your tree in post 989 looks to be the broad leaf variety of acuminata and the other the narrow phyllode variety
bodhisavita, your tree is not obtusifolia.. can't crack this one. its not floribunda and i don't think its longissima either.. where are you based?
forgot my pen, your first tree in post 984 looks to be acacia decurrens and the second looks similar to acacia linifolia but i'm not 100% on that i'll get back to you
JSTAR still pondering yours
bodhisavita, your tree is not obtusifolia.. can't crack this one. its not floribunda and i don't think its longissima either.. where are you based?
forgot my pen, your first tree in post 984 looks to be acacia decurrens and the second looks similar to acacia linifolia but i'm not 100% on that i'll get back to you
JSTAR still pondering yours
acacian said:
SW Sydney.
JSTAR
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Thanks Acacian for taking a look!
Can't wait to see what your pondering reveals!
I found this site that showed known varieties of acacia in NZ so if this is right it narrows down the field a little maybe?
Can't wait to see what your pondering reveals!
I found this site that showed known varieties of acacia in NZ so if this is right it narrows down the field a little maybe?
zzzwurple
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acacian said:
Thank you acacian. I had little luck with the narrow phyllode variety for some reason despite trying several different plants. The broad phyllode variety gave powerful goo from the phyllodes. But not the one pictured. Maybe could there be look-alike narrow phyllode varieties that have different profiles?
Hey all! I've been doing my reading on Acacia and trying to tune my identification skills in the process. I live in South Australia (close to Adelaide) and as far as my searches have revealed, the more popular acacias for our uses are 3-4hours away, at least. However I've read a number of reports on A. Pycnantha being active (active being he goal here, not just DMT) and as this is a very common wattle near me I tried my hand at identifying some.
I didn't take my phone with me and so couldn't take habitat or full tree shots, but I did have a description of the tree on me and it matched all the parameters I could make sense of (still working on my botany vocab).
Any input or advice is greatly appreciated!! I can always go back for more photos if necessary. Cheers,
I didn't take my phone with me and so couldn't take habitat or full tree shots, but I did have a description of the tree on me and it matched all the parameters I could make sense of (still working on my botany vocab).
Any input or advice is greatly appreciated!! I can always go back for more photos if necessary. Cheers,
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Believe I just found A. Longifolia subsp sophorae too, in my front yard! Heh.
Thinking when I gave up on Acacia in SA 2 years ago that I really should have done more research, heh.
Any confirmations? Cheers in advance. Will be running small tests on the phyllodes of both specimens.
Edit: should note that is has another, taller, nearly dead tree right next to it; the acacia itself is 6ft tall max. Also, is it common (or even heard of) for this "coastal wattle" to be found inland? 30-40kms from the nearest coast?
Thinking when I gave up on Acacia in SA 2 years ago that I really should have done more research, heh.
Any confirmations? Cheers in advance. Will be running small tests on the phyllodes of both specimens.
Edit: should note that is has another, taller, nearly dead tree right next to it; the acacia itself is 6ft tall max. Also, is it common (or even heard of) for this "coastal wattle" to be found inland? 30-40kms from the nearest coast?
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My apologies for the double post. Due to a sudden, unexpected move I wasn't able to test any of the A. sophorae. Really wishing I grabbed some phyllodes before I left! Gah.
Anyhow, new state, new Acacias to identify! Sorta. The pictures I've added appear to be A. victoriae; however, I'm not sold due to the incredibly shrub-like nature I've been witnessing 'it' grow. Rather than a visible main-stem, these Acacias stay low and there are multiple "trunks" coming from it's base under the ground.
These plants had not started to seed yet, but the flowers are still abundant on the entire tree. I searched the ground multiple times for seeds but could never find a full pod.
I thank anyone in advance for reading my posts; sorry if I'm 'flooding' this thread with my persistence.
Anyhow, new state, new Acacias to identify! Sorta. The pictures I've added appear to be A. victoriae; however, I'm not sold due to the incredibly shrub-like nature I've been witnessing 'it' grow. Rather than a visible main-stem, these Acacias stay low and there are multiple "trunks" coming from it's base under the ground.
These plants had not started to seed yet, but the flowers are still abundant on the entire tree. I searched the ground multiple times for seeds but could never find a full pod.
I thank anyone in advance for reading my posts; sorry if I'm 'flooding' this thread with my persistence.
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lemmy
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I'm guessing this is Acacia Auriculiformis, but I'm no expert on this.
This tree is in South East Asia.
Rainy season is about to end and the tree looks to me like it's just starting to flower.
I've found other trees which are identical (to my eye) which have been in flower for the past few months.
Most of the leaves have three main veins running through them.
Sorry I couldn't get a seed pod from this tree, or a shot of the trunk as I took these pictures at home. Also the quality of the pictures isn't great but it's the best I can do for now.
So, Acacia Auriculiformis???????? Any ideas?
PS. I went back and got some shots of the tree trunk and although there appears to be no seed pods on the tree yet I got a few pictures of an old one on the round from last season.
These trees (whatever they are) are used for pulp and firewood in this part of the world, they grow like weeds and seem to spread and seed themselves just about anywhere.
This particular tree is on a piece of land which is about to be built on so it'll be coming down shortly so I could extract from the stem bark (as I've read there is 5meo in the stem bark of Acacia Auriculiformis) but I would rather attempt to pioneer it with the flowers if anyone thinks it would be worth my while doing so (assuming it is in fact an Acacia auriculiformis).
This tree is in South East Asia.
Rainy season is about to end and the tree looks to me like it's just starting to flower.
I've found other trees which are identical (to my eye) which have been in flower for the past few months.
Most of the leaves have three main veins running through them.
Sorry I couldn't get a seed pod from this tree, or a shot of the trunk as I took these pictures at home. Also the quality of the pictures isn't great but it's the best I can do for now.
So, Acacia Auriculiformis???????? Any ideas?
PS. I went back and got some shots of the tree trunk and although there appears to be no seed pods on the tree yet I got a few pictures of an old one on the round from last season.
These trees (whatever they are) are used for pulp and firewood in this part of the world, they grow like weeds and seem to spread and seed themselves just about anywhere.
This particular tree is on a piece of land which is about to be built on so it'll be coming down shortly so I could extract from the stem bark (as I've read there is 5meo in the stem bark of Acacia Auriculiformis) but I would rather attempt to pioneer it with the flowers if anyone thinks it would be worth my while doing so (assuming it is in fact an Acacia auriculiformis).
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lemmy
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Sorry I thought that I had posted this in the Acacia ID thread, I thought reply meant reply to the last persons post so I clicked on new topic, it seems by doing that I have created a new thread. You on't make it easy for people who usually have no interest in computers, it took me long enough to learn how to post a pic and I had to go to the chat section to get help to do that. Anyway, sorry mods!
lemmy
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These pictures are from another tree growing close by the one in my previous post.
The leaves on this one are much bigger with four main veins running through them.
Although the flowers also look slightly yellow in this one the are actually closer to white. The only flower that I could get my hands on looks more yellow but the further up the tree I look they all look white. Strange but true.
I'll have to get my wives phone and take better pictures. The owner gave me permission to climb the tree however his dogs where freaking me out.
I have no guesses which Acacia this could be yet....
The leaves on this one are much bigger with four main veins running through them.
Although the flowers also look slightly yellow in this one the are actually closer to white. The only flower that I could get my hands on looks more yellow but the further up the tree I look they all look white. Strange but true.
I'll have to get my wives phone and take better pictures. The owner gave me permission to climb the tree however his dogs where freaking me out.
I have no guesses which Acacia this could be yet....
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AstralBob
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Hi,
This tree is about 4-5m tall. They actually want to remove it, so I'll gladly take the roots if they do
Using a trees of southern africa book I recon its acacia caffra or acacia gerrardii, but really not sure at all. Sorry I couldn't find a seed pod.
Oh yeah the tree is in Gauteng, South Africa.
This tree is about 4-5m tall. They actually want to remove it, so I'll gladly take the roots if they do
Using a trees of southern africa book I recon its acacia caffra or acacia gerrardii, but really not sure at all. Sorry I couldn't find a seed pod.
Oh yeah the tree is in Gauteng, South Africa.
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lemmy, i'm pretty sure your tree is acacia mangium
Koornut
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Hey guys,
Anybody have an idea as to what these little things are, growing on the twigs of a run-of-the-mill-but-still-special-in-its-own-way A. Melanoxylon?
They look like a fungi. I didn't want to disturb so I'm not sure how 'squishy' they are :?:
Here they are in the bottom right corner of the frame, so you can get some context.
Anybody have an idea as to what these little things are, growing on the twigs of a run-of-the-mill-but-still-special-in-its-own-way A. Melanoxylon?
They look like a fungi. I didn't want to disturb so I'm not sure how 'squishy' they are :?:
Here they are in the bottom right corner of the frame, so you can get some context.