Acacia cognata, commonly known as Bower Wattle or River Wattle, is a tree or shrub species that is endemic to Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. It grows to between 3 and 10 metres high. The pale yellow globular flowerheads appear singly or in pairs in the leaf axils between July and October in the species native range. It occurs in the states of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 and Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

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A number of cultivars have been developed:

• 'Bower Beauty'
• 'Copper Tips'
• 'Green Mist'
• 'Lime Magik'
• 'Limelight'
• 'Mop Top'
• 'Waterfall'