naja naja Posted March 11, 2011 the ones u see giraffes eating. wat u guys think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tripsis Posted March 11, 2011 Looks quite similar to some I saw in Kenya (although clearly not the same). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 naja naja Posted March 11, 2011 yeah, they got some fuck off big spines thats wat makes me think it's South African, I do not know of any aussie acacia's with nasty ass spines like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tripsis Posted March 11, 2011 Well, strictly speaking, Kenya is in east Africa. Anyway, I agree it does look African. I've never seen an Australian Acacia species with thorns like that either. Where'd you find it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Eluna Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) Wow those spikes are freaking huge!! Edited March 11, 2011 by Eluna Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 random Posted March 11, 2011 I tried to click on your pic naja naja in order to take a closer look at your interesting plant, but it took me to some *live hot sex with Jasmine* webpage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 gerbil Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) Don't have much time atm, off top of head maybe look into Acacia karroo. and meeka they are just the benefits of naja's picture postings ;) Edited March 11, 2011 by gerbil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 naja naja Posted March 13, 2011 Found it growing at a mates house, he planted them, but he wasn't aware of wat they were. I'm glad some1 gets my jokes Gerbil. I think it's classic, u state it's suitable for family viewing, then they pop that shit up on ya. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 gerbil Posted March 13, 2011 Only had a chance for a brief look in some books, might not be karroo as the spines are different from info atm. The planting thing intrigued me too, am pretty sure the karroo thorn , camel thorn etc. Acacia are on the eradication list in most states if not all? Where abouts did this fella source his material? Local wild seed collections, nursery? Tripsis your ones possibly are Acacia drepanolobium. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tripsis Posted March 13, 2011 Thanks gerbil, it does look very much like Acacia drepanolobium. Found in the right part of the continent too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 naja naja Posted March 16, 2011 Aparently they were purchaced as live plants from a nursery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 paradox Posted March 16, 2011 looks like a young Gleditsia triacanthos to me... otherwise known as honey locust.. i think they're native to north America.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 paradox Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) tripsis your kenyan acacia is symbiotic with a species of ant... the ants live in that bulbous growth & eat nectar the acacia excretes & in return they attack anything that tries to eat it.. no one has mentioned that... so.. yep Edited March 16, 2011 by paradox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tripsis Posted March 16, 2011 Yeah, I was reading that on Wiki earlier. It was found in one of the two national parks where walking without a guide is permitted. If we visited every park and reserve where that was the case (only two parks and two reserves at the time, although that may have changed), as we couldn't bring ourselves to pay the extortionate amounts being asked for safaris. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 planthelper Posted March 16, 2011 tripsis your kenyan acacia is symbiotic with a species of ant... the ants live in that bulbous growth & eat nectar the acacia excretes & in return they attack anything that tries to eat it.. no one has mentioned that... so.. yep even the elephant which is said to have no predators, has to submitt to the attack of the ants, i like that. some people think that eating dmt plants gave the giraffe the abilety to alter her bone structure. maybe alkaloids are a secret in how species are formed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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