Acacia verniciflua
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Acacia verniciflua, commonly known as Varnish Wattle, is a shrub or small tree species that is endemic to Australia
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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.
Three forms identified in the Flora of Victoria (1996) have since been assigned to other species as follows:
The species occurs in dry sclerophyll forest in South Australia
, Victoria
, New South Wales
and Queensland
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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...
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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.
Three forms identified in the Flora of Victoria (1996) have since been assigned to other species as follows:
- A. verniciflua (Bacchus Marsh variant) - Acacia rostriformisAcacia rostriformisAcacia rostriformis, commonly known as Bacchus Marsh Wattle, is a plant species that is endemic to Australia. It was first formally described in 2009 in the journal Muelleria....
- A. verniciflua (Casterton variant) - Acacia exudans
- A. verniciflua (Southern variant) - Acacia leprosaAcacia leprosaAcacia leprosa, also known as Cinnamon Wattle, is an acacia native to Australia. It occurs in woodland in New South Wales and Victoria. It occurs as a hardy shrub or small tree. The phyllodes are 3-14 cm long and contain oil glands...
var. graveolens
The species occurs in dry sclerophyll forest in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, 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....
, 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 Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
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