Appearance
A number of varieties are currently recognised within the species including:⤷ ''A. leprosa'' var. ''crassipoda'' Maslin & D.J.Murphy - type: Pyrenees Range, Victoria
⤷ ''A. leprosa'' var. ''graveolens'' Maslin & D.J.Murphy - formerly known as ''Acacia verniciflua'' , type: Gippsland Lakes
⤷ ''A. leprosa'' Sieber ex DC. var. ''leprosa''
⤷ ''A. leprosa'' var. ''magna'' Maslin & D.J.Murphy - type: Cape Otway, Victoria
⤷ ''A. leprosa'' var. ''uninervia'' Maslin & D.J.Murphy, formerly known as ''A. leprosa'' , type: near Healesville, Victoria
Former varieties include:
⤷ ''A. leprosa'' var. ''binervis'' F.Muell., currently included in ''Acacia verniciflua''
⤷ ''A.leprosa'' var. ''tenuifolia'' Benth. also known as ''A. leprosa'' , currently included in ''Acacia verniciflua''
⤷ ''A. leprosa'' , ''A. leprosa'' var. ''elongata'' Guilf. [nom. inval.] or ''A. leprosa'' var. Reclinata, currently known as ''Acacia stictophylla''
The cultivar ''Acacia leprosa'' 'Scarlet Blaze' is the only Australian wattle to have red inflorescences . It was discovered northeast of Melbourne, Australia, in 1995, and released commercially in 2001.
Acacia leprosa is mentioned in ''The Australasian Sketcher'' of Saturday 19 June 1880 in part two of an article on the Mallee Country, as one of the 'beautiful shrubs' found in the region and identified by Mr Guilfoyle, director of the botanic gardens.
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