Ok - I'll get the ball rolling when I get back to Oz. I know programmers so I should be able to get help from them setting up the db structure and nice front-end GUI. I should be able to host it as well in the meantime while it's under construction

Until then...

Two things:
1) can anyone identify the acacia in my intro essay? (which actually has already had someone hack into the trunk with an axe grrrr)
2) what book/resource would you recommend to help beginners in establishing acacia ID's?

^--Shadow..would need closer-up shots of flower, phyllode vein structure, and, crucially, pods...am not entirely sure it is an acacia from those pictures, and a limited amount of time to ponder..

for acacias world wide, a great resource for ID (and all things acacia) is
www.worldwidewattle.com

Hello everyone!

Can someone please confirm if one of the pics in the below intro essay is a usable Acacia?
Here

Thanks in advance!
Greetz
Arc

Hi. I found quite a few of these trees in my locale today. I think they may be A. Floribunda, but I'm not certain since most of the pics available online are of the shrub variety.

I understand the pics are not great and I can return and get some close ups if necessary.

Nice photos but I cant tell if its a.floribunda from them, does it have a basal gland?
See the attached..

funnily enough the marion simmons book which that image is from states that floribunda has a basal gland :/

..the generally accepted current definition of A. floribunda is that the gland is usually absent, or else inconspicuous..
but i would say the Key way of distinguishing it from A. longifolia is the flowers...
floribunda has sparse/spread out flower heads, while longifolia's are dense..

below is the A. floribunda herbarium specimen from n.s.w.

I see. The trees are not in flower at the moment. They have quite a lot of fruit but no flowers. (I'm in Victoria, Australia for the record.)

I'll post some cuttings and close ups in about 12 hours.

This is another species I found a little while back but didn't have my camera until today. There aren't many in the area and I know it has been in flower since at least early December, when I first saw it.

i'm pretty sure the above tree is retinodes

Can I please get an ID on these they were found in the south coast of sydney about 2 weeks ago

Hello earthwalker, start looking at Acacia implexa and similar.

Yes thank you DreaMTripper , my thoughts where some kind of longifolia + but I will further my research !

..Earthwalker, based on the 2nd last pic (showing flower rods/pods),
i'd you have a classic A. maidenii...good find

Hello good people! I come to you from the land of the racist! Australia! Although, I am not a racist don't worry

OK, silliness aside now... I have been testing different types of acacia around New South Wales in Australia, Mainly around Sydney and the coast, and have had no success with any extractions thus far! I have been looking for a specific tree called Acacia Maidenii.

These are the main pictures I have been basing my search on.






"Green fruit"


"Ripe fruit"



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Here are some pictures I have taken on my journey to the southern coast of Sydney. Feel free to distribute these images! Open source! I greatly appreciate any input! Even that which tells me I need to keep looking

I was told of a vast area south of Sydney, which contains a good majority of these Acacia Maidenii according to wiki, and went for a decent hike. I found a location with about 8-10 fairly large trees! Approx. 7-12 meters in height. As you can see, this is also surrounded by babies!




This is a picture of the flowers before they had grown out and budded. Below are pictures of a dried branch, the same buds starting to grow out and flower.






A close up of the trunk. This one was approx. 12-13 inches in diameter.


This was a bit smaller, maybe 10-12 inches in diameter.


From far


The seed pods don't appear as red as in the photos. They are in fact more of a browny orange, borange?(good song). Brown like bark on the outside with borange on the inside. VERY twisted and tangled!


The leaves are approx. 8-15mm wide. Approx 80-120mm in length. Very thin, slightly curved, slightly rough.




Seed pod with some seeds still attached.


Thought I'd add this one too Nice little birds nest in there. approx. 9-10cm.


I also took some time and gathered approx. 35-50 seeds. This is an image of one. They would hang from a little either off-white or yellow thing which connected the seed to the pod.



As you can see, they look almost identical! Problem is, I've had a couple of people disagree. I would like more feedback! I can see why this COULD be A. Maidenii but I'd like to know why it ISN'T, if that is your claim!

Thank you very much for your contribution! The fight for freedom of open-source consciousness shall continue!

Bloody fantastic men 888 I thank you fine sir !! Lol finally

Well from the word of an Australian "Acacia professional", these are indeed A. Maidenii !!! I will do an extraction during the rest of the week and post results

found this can anyone identify

Looks like a.pycnantha to me but they arent flowering at the moment so im more inclined to say acacia stricta.. Which state was it found in?
http://plantnet.rbgsyd.n...p;lvl=sp&name=Acacia~stricta