Botany Acacia and Mimosa Identification Thread

[McSlurry87]

Endless - Thank you! Appreciate the effort to educate. I have been scowering the web on a couple of databases such as

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www.ala.org.au

However I will follow your advice first.

Lupus - In 'Straya mate! Sydney. And yes I believe they are natural Australian variety. Sorry about the quality and lack of different closeups on different segments of the subject.

 

[nonothing]

Struggling to work out what this might be but smoking the flower buds definitely puts me in a nice space.

Thank you for your wisdom Nexus.

 

[endlessness]

First thing that came to mind was Albizia julibrissin but I'd like to see more photos and info. Also I'm not sure if Albizia leaves close like that. In any case please read this before posting asking for id help.

 

[nonothing]

Thanks Endlessness, I think you're right - Albizia julibrissin.

Albizia leaves do close at night and in the cold, so I'm confident that's all it is.

Sorry I didn't provide everything as per the guide, I was excited.

nn

 

[∇Endless ⃤]

I found this very large tree today in a park, seems like acacia dealbata to me,
can someone confirm this?

 

[endlessness]

It might be, I'm def no expert, I'd wait for others to chime in, but.... the dealbata's I see in my neighborhood are somewhat different, they have a more blueish tone, the flower clusters are more densely packed.

By the way, as stated earlier in the thread, better provide more info regarding for example general geographic area if possible.

Either way it might be worth a try to harvest a little bit and do a test with it with reagents and/or TLC to see if it has alkaloids of interest, before harvesting a larger amount to potentially extract. Check the end of this faq entry for more info.

 

[∇Endless ⃤]

thanks for the link, haven't checked that yet
I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina btw.

 

[Lupis Arante]

..∇Endless ⃤. ..

That to me looks like a Vachellia Aroma. I am fairly sure its not A. Dealbata, flowers are not clustered nearly enough, they are also growing somewhat sporadic instead of in a columnar formation usually seen in A. Dealbata. Vachellia Aroma is also native to Argentina, I urge you to challenge my identification as I am working purely off the pictures you have provided. I hope this helps!

 

[∇Endless ⃤]

..∇Endless ⃤. ..

That to me looks like a Vachellia Aroma. I am fairly sure its not A. Dealbata, flowers are not clustered nearly enough, they are also growing somewhat sporadic instead of in a columnar formation usually seen in A. Dealbata. Vachellia Aroma is also native to Argentina, I urge you to challenge my identification as I am working purely off the pictures you have provided. I hope this helps!

OK, from the responses so far I get it's clearly not a Dealbata, but Aromas are described as "large shrub to small tree" and this was a large tree with a very wide trunk.
I'll get some more pics in a few days. in the meantime I'll try to ID researching some more by myself.
thanks for the info

 

[∇Endless ⃤]

ok, I found it! I'm pretty sure it's an Acacia Visco (or Senegalia Visco).
the only mention of it being somewhat psychoactive is in this blog entry. any info on this species?
should I try a little test extraction of leaves? bark? (test kits are hard to get around here)

 

[null24]

ok, I found it! I'm pretty sure it's an Acacia Visco (or Senegalia Visco).
the only mention of it being somewhat psychoactive is in this blog entry. any info on this species?
should I try a little test extraction of leaves? bark? (test kits are hard to get around here)

A test extraction on phyllodes would likely be less destructive to the tree. Beyond that, there is no need to harm it to obtain spice source material, unless your country has restrictions on them.

That said, a proper ID and test extraction on phyllodes and some form of analysis on yields to determine active content would be valued and appreciated here by many. It sounds like this spp. hasn't been explored from what I'm gathering.

 

[∇Endless ⃤]

yeah, I'm not looking for dmt, I can get mhrb pretty cheap.
I like the idea of giving something back to this community, but I've never seen a test kit around here so I guess it must be expensive/hard to get. I'll keep my eyes peeled though.
so it´s on my to-do list for now, I'll make a proper thread when the time comes

 

[wisperlokote]

where i live these two kinds of trees are everywhere and as well as mesquites i been looking and looking for mimosa tepezcohuite mainly. can anyone tell me if any of these plants are active or not.please thankyou

 

[Deep Ocean]

Hi friends could you help to identify this acacia tree. it Grows in city garden not in wild nature.

 

[EsizBubbies]

found in Hawaii i think its Acacia Confusa but not to sure
* There wasn't a lot of flowers blooming I'm thinking there not in season right now its December I cant find any information on flower blooming season in Hawaii I know in Thailand there early spring and throughout the summer. the leave and the pods resemble Acacia Confusa but every single picture i have found of it has a ton of bright yellow flowers coming out of them

 

[KloudQ7]

That looks good. I would look for trees that are older near the sides of ditches and rivers so you can see low exposed roots. The county workers in Hawaii planted these things almost anywhere they made a bridge by the highway or a county building next to a hillside to prevent erosion from damaging property and now they are everywhere. At least on big I.

 

[EsizBubbies]

That looks good. I would look for trees that are older near the sides of ditches and rivers so you can see low exposed roots. The county workers in Hawaii planted these things almost anywhere they made a bridge by the highway or a county building next to a hillside to prevent erosion from damaging property and now they are everywhere. At least on big I.

Unfortunately i am not on Big I based on what you have said on my post i assume your local or at least lived here for a while have you got luck finding acrb if so do you have pics like i have found both tan acrb and red/pink acrb i just want to be 100% sure its acrb i have already spent a lot on this

mahalo,

Mele Kalkimaka a Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!

 

[baker32]

Obtusifolia?

 

[wisperlokote]

hello nexians, was cruising in my bike and came across this plant. need help to identify if possible. looks mimosa and acacia as well. please and thanks

 

[wisperlokote]

hello nexians, was cruising in my bike and came across this plant. need help to identify if possible. looks mimosa and acacia as well. please and thanks