Acacia verniciflua

Acacia verniciflua, commonly known as varnish wattle,^[2] is a shrub or small tree species that is endemic to Australia.^[2] The species occurs in dry sclerophyll forest in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.^[2] It is often found growing alongside Eucalyptus obliqua where it can dominate the understory.

Acacia verniciflua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	A. verniciflua
Binomial name
Acacia verniciflua A.Cunn.[1]
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms
Acacia exudans Lindl. Acacia gracilis Dehnh. Acacia graveolens Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd. Acacia leprosa var. binervis F.Muell. Racosperma vernicifluum (A.Cunn.) Pedley

A. verniciflua 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. They contain shiny black seeds.^[3][2]

Three forms identified in the Flora of Victoria (1996) have since been assigned to other species as follows:

• A. verniciflua (Bacchus Marsh variant) - Acacia rostriformis
• A. verniciflua (Casterton variant) - Acacia exudans
• A. verniciflua (Southern variant) - Acacia leprosa var. graveolens^[1]