Silver Wattle...

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:08 pm

...an acacia. Masses of these yellow flowers in late Winter, early spring.

Field of view about 8mm.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:24 am

Can't say as I have seen these Steve, well until now. They sure are yellow, pardon my ingnorance but is this the flowers of a tree. Seems as though I may have heard of an acacia, not sure.

Good photograph, thanks Steve

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:23 am

Ken Ramos wrote:Can't say as I have seen these Steve, well until now. They sure are yellow, pardon my ingnorance but is this the flowers of a tree. Seems as though I may have heard of an acacia, not sure. Good photograph, thanks Steve

Thanks Ken. Yes a tree. Acacias are a large family worldwide. The wattle trees are the Australian versions (and the Golden Wattle is our national floral emblem). When you see giraffes on the African Savannah, the trees that they are munching on are generally acacias too (although they usually have big thorns and aggressive ants. The trees that is, not the giraffes!). Google images with acacia africa and you will see the resemblence.

Here's a shot of the wattle in flower...

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:55 am

Okay, thanks Steve. I thought it might be a tree, as I said seems I had heard of them but wasn't sure.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:34 pm

Don`t tell me that is your back yard

very nice cliff in the background. The flower picture is very interesting & unusual.

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:18 am

beetleman wrote:Don`t tell me that is your back yard very nice cliff in the background.

OK, I won't tell you.

Actually its just outside my boundary fence. You can just see the top of a fence post bottom-left. The cliff face here is only small. Just upstream another 100 metres or so, its much more dramatic.