Back Track on ID??

On Feb. 26, this year, I did a post on what I tentatively identified as mesquite.

This AM while trying to identify today's offering of a Arizona desert bloomer, I found this page, and have to say, this sure looks a lot like my ?mesquite?

So, maybe my sweet little yellow puff of a flower belongs to the commonly named, whitethorn acacia.

Yep, still learning, still making bad identifications.  Sorry, some of these are really tough for an undereducated layman guesser!  LOL




* And, no, I have not found the identity of the desert bloomer - - yet.

Mesquite, The Flower, Not the Smoke

Now, I never professed to be a expert at identifying plants or animals that are new to me.  So, imagine my surprise (I hear you laughing heartily, those of you who live in the southwest USA), when when attempting to figure out what what tree these lovely little yellow fuzzballs belong to, that I discovered it was some kind of mesquite.  Yep, our favorite bar-b-que smoking wood, also a delightful spring bloomer.  But be careful, there are thorns there, check out the second photo, left side of photo.

POST SCRIPT, I have since found this page on the whitethorn acacia, and believe I may have identified this plant incorrectly.