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Botany Acacia and Mimosa Identification Thread

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It is either Acacia Longifolia or Acacia Longifolia subs. Sophorae.. not 100% but notice how the phyllodes get broader towards the end like a kind of balloon shape?.. Might be good to get some more photos.. I think I'm slightly leaning more towards longifolia but this one has stumped me a bit!
 
acacian said:
It is either Acacia Longifolia or Acacia Longifolia subs. Sophorae.. not 100% but notice how the phyllodes get broader towards the end like a kind of balloon shape?.. Might be good to get some more photos.. I think I'm slightly leaning more towards longifolia but this one has stumped me a bit!
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Thanks for the feedback and for your assistance to help others make quality ID's throughout this thread :thumb_up: :d

I will take more close-ups this week which will include close-ups of the phyllodes.
Are there any specific pictures which may help with a solid ID?

I made my preliminary ID of Longifolia using one of those plant apps which aims to ID using AI and a library of similar images.

Meanwhile, here are a few links which seem handy for when I come back with better pictures:

Acacia Identifier App
Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. subsp. longifolia
Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae (Labill.) Court
 
I picked the right time to be interested in Acacias. Turns out there's a tree on campus that I've passed many times before, but only today did I realize it was an Acacia. There was a small sign attached to the trunk with the words "Acacia Longifolia, E. Australia".

However, the phyllodes seemed more narrow than what I had expected.
Can someone here help me shed light on this :surprised ? The tree was no taller than 5 meters tall.

EDIT: I'm pretty sure it is A. Longifolia
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A botanic garden near me has a whole bunch of labeled Acacia species, seems like something that might be useful to some people.

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Etymology!

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Acacia acinacea

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Acacia acuminata

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Acacia acuminata

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Acacia acuminata

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Acacia boormanii

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Acacia cultriformis

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Acacia cultriformis

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Acacia cultriformis

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Acacia cupularis

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Acacia cupularis

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Acacia dodonaeifolia

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Acacia dodonaeifolia

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Acacia dodonaeifolia

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Acacia iteaphylla

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Acacia iteaphylla

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Acacia longifolia ssp. sophorae

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Acacia longifolia ssp. sophorae

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Acacia longifolia ssp. sophorae

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Acacia longifolia ssp. sophorae

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Acacia myrtifolia

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Acacia myrtifolia

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Acacia myrtifolia

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Acacia pycnantha

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Acacia pycnantha

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Acacia pycnantha

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Acacia pycnantha

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Acacia retinodes

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Acacia retinodes

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Acacia retinodes

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Acacia rupicola

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Acacia rupicola

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Acacia verticillata

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And just to make it clear, botanic gardens should not be considered a source! They are a useful reference for people like myself who want to get familiar with the appearance and qualities of various species.
 
And now I need a bit of help - I suspect I've found specimens of A. longifolia, A. floribunda and A. maidenii in my area despite being outside of their natural range. I know wishful thinking can distort expectations, but I would appreciate some help in identifying the following specimens:

Suspected A. longifolia

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Sausages said:
A botanic garden near me has a whole bunch of labeled Acacia species, seems like something that might be useful to some people.


And just to make it clear, botanic gardens should not be considered a source! They are a useful reference for people like myself who want to get familiar with the appearance and qualities of various species.
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I know where that botanical garden is.... I've been there before 😁
 
Hi guys, could I get some help on ID'ing the variant of A. Acuminata that I have found. It is likely that it is the typical variant but the only thing which seems off is that a lot of the seeds, but certainly not all, are quite turgid. Unfortunately, I could not see any seeds which were already ripe so I just got all the seed pods that came along with the twigs I picked. I'm thinking that perhaps some of the flatter seeds are just not fully developed yet. This makes me think that it is a possibility of being A. acuminata (acuminata/burkitti variant 2).

Here are the dimensions:

Phyllodes: 5-10mm wide, most longer than 10mm
Seeds (in terms of the more mature-looking ones): about 4mm wide, 3mm thick
Pods: 4-5mm wide

And below are some pics

Edit: Another thing to note is that an a/b of over 700g fresh phyllodes seems to be yielding very little and I am a bit puzzled by it. Are fewer alkaloids made during seed production as is with flowering? Perhaps there is an error in my extraction methods/materials.
 

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XJ9 said:
I picked the right time to be interested in Acacias. Turns out there's a tree on campus that I've passed many times before, but only today did I realize it was an Acacia. There was a small sign attached to the trunk with the words "Acacia Longifolia, E. Australia".

However, the phyllodes seemed more narrow than what I had expected.
Can someone here help me shed light on this :surprised ? The tree was no taller than 5 meters tall.

EDIT: I'm pretty sure it is A. Longifolia
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This tree is definitely NOT A. Longifolia as the flowers are very white and Longifolia flowers are usually very lemon yellow. I have a few ideas on what it might be but also curious as to your approximate location as it resembles a quite micro-endemic species in the same family. OR it could be one of the variations of Floribunda as mentioned above too.

In regards to the Floribunda conversation, I've noticed some correlation between whiteness of flower and longer length of phyllodes with higher likelihood of alkaloid activity - and the ones with shorter phyllode and yellower flowers yielding nil.
 
Hi All

There is an acacia growing by our neighbours that I am not familiar with as a local type of acacia.
Might even be type of Mimosa, not sure....
Please see attached some photos of the plant.
If it is anything recognizable please let me know.

Wondering if it would be worth it to try some extractions on it.

Thanks

 

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Hi, I am very new to plant identification. At least when it comes to acacias. About 1-2 years ago I saw a little seedling growing next to my kitchen window. By that time I didn't know much about DMT containing plants, but I was still curious about what species it might be since I first saw it.

It is about to flower, so I took a picture of it. Does anyone know what is growing in my garden?
 

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Anyone knows if this is an Acacia? type?

thnx!!
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A bit late coming back to this, but it does look like an Acacia of some kind, I'm just not the one to say exactly which species (and a few, more detailed photos of all the various parts of the plants would aid identification). Are you still out there somewhere, Fuseall?
 
Hi

I meant to post this acacia ID request here. n00b error :)

For convenience here is the same content below. Appreciate it if anyone can help me confirm the ID of this acacia? thanks!

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Hi,

I'm very new to this - and have an interest if these are acacia acuminata? Unfortunately I'm a few weeks late to get a good image of the flowers.

The images are of two trees. I think they are the same species, but the first three images are of the older tree, the second one is of a younger one nearby.

thanks for your help :)
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Hi I need help to identify the following two trees, South-East Queensland Australia
acacia has the rough bark and the wattle looking one has the smooth bark

 
Wow! There are some very interesting specimens posted here in the past couple pages .. I really feel like there must be some kind of sub species with the genetics of both longifolia and floribunda ... there seem to be a lot of crossovers in taxonomy.. particularly in a lot of trees grown in urban areas, but since i am not really qualified to say.. its a strong gutted hearsay for now :)

.. both longifolia and floribunda seem incredibly variable in appearance.. which makes sense considering they are so widely cultivated in in proximity with species they may not have been in their natural habitat

Woolmer.. I'm certain that is broad phyllode acuminata.. acuminata is so widespread though that within the three well known types there is obvious variation in taxonomy area to area..

It wouldn't surprise me if botanists revise acuminata and its sub species in the future and I think Longifolia and Floribunda are well overdue for the same. Its amazing in general how much a species can differ from area to area
 
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