El Barto Posted August 9, 2008 (edited) afoaf is planning of going out and looking at some acacia longifolia he has done a bit of research and knows around about where they grow he has also studied pics of different types of acacia but is having trouble telling them appart could any1 offer some advise on IDing longifolia he learns funny once hes seen somthing in the flesh and knows it is what it is he'll never miss it but he can look at pictures all day and remember nothing Edited August 9, 2008 by El Barto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~shameless~ Posted August 9, 2008 I could have sworn i saw a few flowering on friday a bit early? now thats a good sign that springs only a few weeks away Um i reckon i might be able to get at least 1 picture up by tonight> i'll keep my camera with me!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted August 9, 2008 yes i think i have seen a few flowering around as well will have a closer look next time. there are alot of longifolia around melbourne. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~shameless~ Posted August 10, 2008 This all i could muster up from a short drive this morning it was too cold too go out for walkies, but yeah, pretty easy to find when its flowering right now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Undergrounder Posted August 10, 2008 i thought it always flowers this time of year. July is when i thought... Anyway yeah the bush across the road from me is practically all longifolia. IDing: Long phyllodes and circular flowers on sticks, pointy tips on leaves, smooth leaf edges. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alkron Posted August 15, 2008 Nice pics Greenhouse, I find it difficult to differenciate between floribunda, longifolia and sophorae. I think floribunda has thinner leaves/phylodes and sophorae has rounder tipped leaves/phylodes. Has anyone any info on the gland location? Can that be a determining factor ie. top/bottom of phylode. I have seen quite a few around Melbourne too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~shameless~ Posted August 15, 2008 Thanks alkron, actually looking at some other pics i took of the plant in pic 2 it may be just a large floribunda, actually not may - i'm sure the plant in pic 2 is a floribunda, good spotting!!! i do believe the plant in pic 1, 3, 4 is a longiifolia, thick phyloide costal looking one!!, sophorea may probably be one of longifolias closest matches, very hard to tell apart, almost maybe a subspecies i don't know how to tell them apart though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Barto Posted September 1, 2008 (edited) hey went out for a bit of a look when i posted this but just got a camera and went to take some pics yesterday im no good with resizing pics they were like 2meg i got em down to 150k but a lil loss of quality i still have 2meg ones if these are not good enough quality to tell but yea i cant tell, any help? longifolia or not? and yea i cant figure out how to host images on site as green has done i just used imageshack Edited September 1, 2008 by El Barto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~shameless~ Posted September 4, 2008 They are some nice photos Certainly looks like longifolia. Here are some photos i took at the beach only a couple of weeks after They were growing behind the first sand dune so extreme conditions as far as wind and & salt go. Actually the wind had pushed them into submission that much, they looked like they were layering or growing prostrate. Some what different to park or garden grown ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lampy Posted September 4, 2008 the above looks like sophorae i think. much fatter and stubby phylodes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted September 4, 2008 being coastal, that is a common place to find sophorae if i recall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~shameless~ Posted September 11, 2008 Good call vs!!, its hard to get any literature on this rugged species, it grows litterally meters from the waters edge> So unintentionally i just got my own question answered on someonelses thread, Its a bad habit i know!! hehehe sorry elbarto. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
