Smithsonian Magazine

50,000-Year-Old Campfires Reveal the Deep Historical Roots of Australia’s National Flower

A golden wattle plant in bloom in Australia's Western Desert Horst Mahr / Getty Images Each spring across Australia, its native golden wattle plants (Acacia pycnantha Benth.) burst into bloom in a ...
The Conversation

Planning to plant an Australian native like wattle? Read this first — you might be spreading a weed

Singarayer Florentine has received funding from the ARC, the federal government and the Victorian government. Australian native plants are having a moment in the sun, with more of us seeking out and ...
Yahoo News UK

Black wattle as firewood: how South African communities are putting invasive species to work

What is black wattle and what threat does it pose to the environment? The black wattle is an invasive Australian tree that arrived in South Africa in 1871. It was originally introduced in plantations ...
Mena FN

Black Wattle As Firewood: How South African Communities Are Putting Invasive Species To Work

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Australia's black wattle tree (Acacia mearnsii) has spread across South Africa, taking over millions of hectares of land and pushing indigenous plants aside. Economist Saul ...
AllAfrica.com

South Africa: Black Wattle As Firewood - How South African Communities Are Putting Invasive Species to Work

Australia's black wattle tree (Acacia mearnsii) has spread across South Africa, taking over millions of hectares of land and pushing indigenous plants aside. Economist Saul Ngarava researches ...