
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.References:
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