Acacia mucronata

Acacia mucronata, the variable sallow wattle or narrow-leaved wattle, is a shrub or small tree to 5 m high. It is native to southeast Australia, mainly the states of Tasmania and Victoria. It often grows as an understorey tree or shrub in eucalypt forest or as a dominant in scrubland. In drier regions of its distribution, like in northeast Tasmania, it often grows along creeks and sheltered coastlines.

Description

There are 3 subspecies: subsp. mucronata, subsp. dependens and subsp. longifolia.
Acacia mucronata subsp. longifolia is distinguished from the other 2 subspecies in having phyllodes usually more than 9 cm long and usually acute. This is reflected in the specific epithet mucronata, i.e. 'mucronate, pointed'.
It is a 'polymorphic' species, with much variation.
The flowers of A. mucronata are in loose spikes 1–6 cm long, solitary or twinned, creamy white or pale yellow; the rachis is visible between the flowers. It flowers in spring, usually August to December.