Acacia verniciflua
Varnish wattle · also Strong-scented acacia
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Acacia verniciflua, also known as varnish wattle, is a shrub or small tree native to southeastern Australia. It grows with an erect or spreading habit, reaching 1 to 6 meters in height, and produces pale-yellow globular flowerheads from July to November. This species is endemic to dry sclerophyll forests and is often found dominating the understory.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 380.03%—3.8 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Mature height
- 3.3–19.7 ft
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Blooms
- Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.8 in, mean 3.5 in, 90th percentile 3.8 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Other Acacia in the catalogue
35 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
