Re: PESO: Knoppiesdoring

2016-09-16 Thread Gonz
Thats a serious flower profusion! Wow! Nice capture, I'd love to see it right after sunset too! On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 1:42 PM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > A large Knoppiesdoring (Acacia nigrescens - our commonest Acacia) flowering > profusely in a Phalaborwa garden.

Re: Knoppiesdoring

2016-09-15 Thread Alan C
Yes, you're right, but it does make sense. http://safari-ecology.blogspot.co.za/2011/07/vachellia-tortilis-or-why-there-are-no.html Alan C -Original Message- From: Brian Walters Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 12:30 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Knoppiesdoring On Thu, Sep 15

Re: Knoppiesdoring

2016-09-15 Thread Brian Walters
floral emblem. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > Alan C > > -Original Message- > From: Brian Walters > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 8:38 AM > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Re: PESO: Knoppi

Re: Knoppiesdoring

2016-09-15 Thread Alan C
ders by using the old names! Yes, the wattles have taken over. They are becoming a problem in Kruger too as the seeds get carried down the rivers. Alan C -Original Message- From: Brian Walters Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 8:38 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Knoppiesdo

Re: PESO: Knoppiesdoring

2016-09-15 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, Sep 15, 2016, at 04:42 AM, Alan C wrote: > A large Knoppiesdoring (Acacia nigrescens - our commonest Acacia) > flowering > profusely in a Phalaborwa garden. The English translation of the > Afrikaans > name (Knobthorn) is seldom used. The flowers can vary from almost wh

PESO: Knoppiesdoring

2016-09-14 Thread Alan C
A large Knoppiesdoring (Acacia nigrescens - our commonest Acacia) flowering profusely in a Phalaborwa garden. The English translation of the Afrikaans name (Knobthorn) is seldom used. The flowers can vary from almost white to gold. This year the Lowveld is clothed in yellow, about a month early