Acacias of Spring
15 August 2010
Despite there being a small gale blowing at lunchtime I took myself and the small dog off to see what members of the genus Acacia I could find flowering. I managed to find 4 on this day: I couldn't find any A. genistifolia although I have seen it on the property, and the A. pravissima was not yet in flower. I will try to keep this post updated as I find other species.
In the images which follow I have tried to include both the flower and leaf/phyllode, as the latter are far more reliable than the former as a guide to identification.
Acacia buxifolia: 'Box-leaf Wattle'. On our property this is only represented in the direct seeding by Greening Australia.
Acacia Dawsonii: Poverty Wattle. So called because of the sparseness of the flowerheads. This is a 'foreigner' which has escaped from someone's planting and now grows a fair bit in the area.
Acacia dealbata: Silver Wattle. The commonest tree on the block with many dead clumps in the top paddock surrounded by saplings growing up from the old suckers.Acacia gunnii: Ploughshare wattle. So called because of the shape of the leaves. Along with A. genistifolia, one of the very early flowering wattles.
16 August 2010
I was able to track down some A. genistifolia albeit some kilometres away, between Hoskinstown and Forbes Creek. The following image shows why the name translates as "Gorse-leaved Wattle".
The Acacia pravissima (Ovens Wattle) which lines our garden has hit it's stride on 8 Ovtober.
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