Acacia verniciflua, commonly known as varnish wattle,[2] is a shrub or small tree species that is endemic to Australia.

[2] It is often found growing alongside Eucalyptus obliqua where it can dominate the understory.

A. verniciflua 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.