Varnish Wattle

Acacia verniciflua

''Acacia verniciflua'', commonly known as varnish wattle, is a shrub or small tree species that is endemic to Australia.
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Appearance

It has an erect or spreading habit, growing to between 1 and 6 metres high, The phyllodes are often sticky and lustrous and vary in length, width and shape. The globular pale-yellow flowerheads appear in the leaf axils from July to November, followed by seedpods that are up to 10 cm long and unconstricted. These contain shiny black seeds. It is often found growing alongside Eucalyptus obliqua where it can dominate the understory.

Naming

Three forms identified in the ''Flora of Victoria'' have since been assigned to other species as follows:
⤷ ''A. verniciflua'' - ''Acacia rostriformis''
⤷ ''A. verniciflua'' - ''Acacia exudans''
⤷ ''A. verniciflua'' - ''Acacia leprosa'' var. ''graveolens''

Habitat

The species occurs in dry sclerophyll forest in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusAcacia
SpeciesA. verniciflua
Photographed in
Australia