About Acacia verniciflua A.Cunn.
Scientific name: Acacia verniciflua A.Cunn. Acacia verniciflua, commonly known as varnish wattle, is a shrub or small tree species endemic to Australia. It grows in dry sclerophyll forest across South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. It is frequently found growing alongside Eucalyptus obliqua, where it can dominate the understory. A. verniciflua has an erect or spreading growth habit, reaching a height of 1 to 6 metres. Its phyllodes are often sticky and lustrous, and vary in length, width, and shape. Globular pale-yellow flowerheads emerge from the leaf axils between July and November. These are followed by unconstricted seedpods that grow up to 10 cm long, containing shiny black seeds. Three forms of this species that were identified in the 1996 *Flora of Victoria* have since been reassigned to other species: - Acacia verniciflua (Bacchus Marsh variant) → Acacia rostriformis - Acacia verniciflua (Casterton variant) → Acacia exudans - Acacia verniciflua (Southern variant) → Acacia leprosa var. graveolens
