Hi Les-- Got a picture of this thing? I went to a couple of Links but no picture. Wattles can be scary! Sal ----- Original Message ----- From: Leslie Mehrhoff <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 2:43 Subject: possible invasive > Hi everyone, > > Acacia pelagica ! Ever heard of it? I came in this morning to find a > message on Taxacom. I seriously recommend that we watch for this > potentially serious problem, especially for coastal waters, inland salt > lakes, and eutrophic and oligotrophic ponds, streams and rivulets. > > Go to http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/ and click on the Acacia pelagica > report. This might be serious! > > Les > > > ***NO NEW INVASIONS*** > IPANE Web site: http://invasives.eeb.uconn.edu/ipane > > "What is our educational system doing to encourage personal amateur > scholarship in the natural-history > field?" > Aldo Leopold > > Leslie J. Mehrhoff, Ph.D. > Director, Invasive Plant Atlas of New England > George Safford Torrey Herbarium > University of Connecticut > Box U-43 > 75 North Eagleville Road > Storrs, CT 06269-3043 > > Office phone (860) 486-5708 FAX (860) 486-6364