Acacia suaveolens, Fabaceae, Sweet-scented Wattle
Acacia suaveolens is a slender, sparingly branched shrub that is usually 1–3 m high. This is a widespread species that occurs in coastal and near-coastal areas from Bustard Bay area, Queensland, south through New South Wales to Cape Otway, Victoria. It also extends from Casterton to near Penola, South Australia, Tasmania, and some Bass Strait islands. Plants grows in sand or on sandstone, usually in heath or woodland.
"Acacia suaveolens" is a shrub species endemic to Australia. It grows to between 0.3 and 3.5 metres high and has smooth purplish-brown or light green bark and has straight or slightly curving blue-green phyllodes The pale yellow to near white globular flower heads generally appear between April and September in its native range.
