Black Wattle Painting

Acacia Mearnsii Black wattle occurs in South Eastern Australia from New South Wales to Tasmania. It is a fast growing and invasive tree and is in fact now known as one of the worst invasive species in the world. It does however play an important role in the ecosystem. As a pioneer plant it quickly binds the erosion-prone soil following the bushfires that are common in its Australian habitats. It fixes the atmospheric nitrogen in the soil. Other woodland species can rapidly use these increased nitrogen levels provided by the nodules of bacteria present in their expansive root systems. Hence they play a critical part in the natural regeneration of Australian bushland after fires. The pods are fairly straight but have indentations between the seeds. The flowers provide very nitrogen rich pollen with no nectar but attract pollen-feeding birds such as wattlebirds, yellow-throated honeyeaters and New Holland honeyeaters. . Ants harvest the seeds and the tree produces copious numbers of small seeds that are not dispersed actively.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:48 W x 48 H x 2 D in

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